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Month: August 2018

Meet the Asian Games Squad: Midfielders

August 14, 2018 Tim Lee 1

Not too long to go before Korea takes the pitch as overwhelming favorites at the Asian Games. This post will be an introduction to the […]

Weekend Listing / Premier League starts anew as Son readies to leave for the Asian Games

August 10, 2018 Roy Ghim 5

August 10, 2018 We’re on the precipice, another Premier League season gearing up to start and other top flight leagues in Europe not far behind – […]

Pathways for Son Heung-Min to military exemption / conscription

August 8, 2018 Roy Ghim 7

There are two parallel universes involving Tottenham Hotspur’s Son Heung-Min. One will very soon see Son at the prime of his career leave the the […]

Meet the Asian Games Squad: Defenders

August 8, 2018 Jinseok 1

Name: Kim Minjae (김민재) Club: Jeonbuk Hyundai FC (Korea) Age: 21 Height: 189 cm Weight: 70 kg Oh Kim Minjae… if it hadn’t been for […]

Meet the Asian Games Squad: Goalkeepers

August 6, 2018 Michael Welch 4

A new tournament is approaching, which means it’s time for the Tavern tradition of a Meet the Squad series. For the Asian Games, we will […]

K League Data Analysis: A Graphic For Every K1 Club

August 5, 2018 Tim Lee 3

After years of toying around (unsuccessfully) with statistical models for the K League, the greatest thing in the world happened last week. The K League […]

Is Shin Tae-yong another sacrificial lamb?

August 3, 2018 Tim Lee 5

And poof! He’s gone. Well, not really. It was more of a drawn out process feigning faint resemblance of justice. But when putting Scolari on […]

Korean Players Abroad Season Preview: Hwang Hee-chan (2018-19)

August 2, 2018 Tim Lee 0

In this series, we’ll join forces with a local expert to preview the season ahead for all of our Korean Players Abroad. It will include […]

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