17 for 2017: The Return of the Super Journeyman Suk Hyun-Jun + the Announcement
Never say die. That seems to be an essential component in any KPA (Korean players abroad) in Europe handbook. Nevertheless, some Korean players with undeniable […]
Month: December 2017
17 for 2017: Rising Stars of 2017
Rising stars of 2017 After the successful ‘rising stars’ post in 2015, we decided to include another short ‘risings stars’ post this year. We will […]
17 for 2017: Tough Taegeuk Warriors Rout Japan in Tokyo
We’ve covered the E-1 Championship games quite a bit the past few days on the Tavern, so we’re not going to re-hash too much of […]
17 for 2017: Domestic Recap
Compared to some of the previous seasons, this year’s domestic scene seemed quite calm. TL;DR Jeonbuk wins the Classic, Gyeongnam the Challenge, Sangju became the […]
17 for 2017: Finally, Positives: Forward with 4-4-2
The winter transfer window may not have opened, but the Tavern has signed up another big signing! Welcome to the Tavern crew, Kevin Kim! You […]
17 for 2017: The Sky Falls – Losses to Russia and Morocco
It was certainly a difficult end of the summer and beginning of fall for the Korea Football Association. Following a 2-3 loss to Iran in […]
17 for 2017: Guus Hiddink returns to Korea?!
Korea’s last game in the final qualification round against Uzbekistan ended in a blank score and Korea had narrowly avoided being dropped out of the […]
K League Salaries & Club Payrolls: An Analysis (2017)
A couple weeks ago, the K League released their salary information for the 2017 season, allowing us to see how much clubs are paying their […]
17 for 2017: Korea Falls Backwards into the World Cup (Again) UPDATED
The roller coaster ride that is the Korea National Team took them to various highs and dizzying lows in 2017. Korea managed to do both […]
Boxing Day 2017 Weekend Listings
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 […]