E-1 Championship – Korea 4, Japan 1 — Player Ratings
South Korea have repeated as champions of the East Asian Cup with a 4-1 win over Japan in Tokyo, breaking a 7 year jinx! You’re […]
Month: December 2017
End-of-Year Transfer News + Lee Kangin Progress
A good amount of transfer activity has been going on recently – not with the current crop of KPAs but the younger generation still in […]
Midweek recap Dec 13: Son gets an unusual goal + Weekend Listing (and transfer news)
Despite dark clouds looming with the trump admin gutting net neutrality rules, the Tavern has a few bright moments to share midweek. But before you […]
E-1 Championship: Korea vs Japan — The Preview
We call it Han-il-jeon, they call it Nikkan-sen. All will agree: it’s the greatest rivalry in East Asian sport. Two neighbors who just don’t like each […]
E-1 Championship: The Opposition View on Japan
Ahead of the East Asian Cup “Final” between Japan and South Korea, we spoke to Japanese football expert Dan Orlowitz to get his opinion on […]
(UPDATED) E-1 Championship: South Korea 1, North Korea 0 — Own Goal Gives South Korea a Shot at Trophy
South Korea 1, North Korea 0 (Ri Yongchol og 64′) It was a very poor game in truth, with both managers claiming they would be […]
E-1 Championship: South Korea vs North Korea — The Preview
Brothers by blood, enemies on the field. North Korea and South Korea clash in a life-or-death tie at the East Asian Championship. Can the South […]
Koreans Abroad Weekend Recap: Son’s Best Game for Spurs? / Suk scores first Ligue 1 brace
What a weekend. What a weekend! Son Heungmin with a man of the match performance, Suk Hyunjun with a brace (but was it enough?) against […]
E1 Update + KPA Weekend Listing (Midweek recap/ Son does it again!)
A lot happening in the space of a few days, let’s get to it. First up, the Korean Women’s Team faced Japan in the E1 […]
E-1 Championship – Opposition View: China Preview
As the women have just wrapped up their game against a difficult Japanese side on home soil at the E-1 Championship, the men begin their […]