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Lee Chung Yong

Thank you, Lee Chung-yong

May 4, 2020 kkim 6

An ode to one of the greatest Korean players abroad of recent history.

2019-2020 Korean Players Abroad Preview: 2. Bundesliga

August 15, 2019 Joon Park 3

Here’s another installment of the 2019-2020 Korean Players Abroad Preview series, this time covering Koreans in 2. Bundesliga, Germany’s second tier. In this article, Joon […]

Korea 2:0 China / Son makes impact (but Bento management raises questions)

January 16, 2019 Roy Ghim 28

This will be a super short recap/summary -other Tavern writers will add to this as the day goes on. In a bit of a risky […]

Korea 1:0 Philippines / Close Shave to start Asian Cup campaign (v.2)

January 7, 2019 Roy Ghim 20

Rashid Al-Maktoum Stadium, Dubai / United Arab Emirates In their bid to erase a 60 year hex, Korea started on their Asian Cup journey, gathering 3 […]

Ji scores, gets injured in celebration / Son in the Champions League today: KPA Roundup + midweek listing

September 18, 2018 Roy Ghim 1

Ji Dong-won has finally gotten back to scoring for Augsburg – he was so excited he leapt into the air and…somehow injured his knee on […]

Son Keeps Up Fiery Form: Brace at Dean Court Sparks Kane-less Comeback / KPA Roundup + ACL

March 13, 2018 Roy Ghim 10

If I ever fashioned myself as a hard boiled newspaper reporter, my achilles heel would be creating proper headlines. But there it is, let’s get […]

Lee Chung-Yong to Bolton Deal Collapses / KPA Listing + Kickaround

February 2, 2018 Roy Ghim 7

As the January transfer window closed, it was supposed to be a straightforward ordeal for Lee Chung-Yong who had been completely underutilized at Crystal Palace […]

Boxing Day 2017 Weekend Listings

December 26, 2017 Tim Lee 0

Hope you all had a very Merry Christmas! Boxing Day in EPL means special weekend listings: Quick and easy, courtesy of Korean Footballers Abroad (and annotated […]

Building the World Cup Roster: December 2017

December 24, 2017 Tim Lee 9

No major changes, but still some noteworthy moves as we build the World Cup Roster. The rules are rather simple: 23 players, 3 of whom […]

Building the World Cup Roster: November 2017

November 19, 2017 Tim Lee 4

Let’s build the 23-man World Cup roster! The rules are rather simple: 23 players, 3 of whom must be goalkeepers. Funnily enough, North Korea managed […]

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