Captain Sonny: the Right Man for the Bento Era
The Bento Era has begun. And with it, the Captain Sonny era has also begun in earnest. It was confirmed over the international break by […]
Articles by Michael Welch
Paulo Bento’s First KNT Squad: My Takeaways
In the midst of the Asian Games, the KNT’s brand-new manager was busy preparing for his first set of friendlies. On Friday the KNT will […]
Asian Games: Korea Takes the Gold Medal!
Korea 2:1 Japan at the 2018 Asian Games final — goals from Lee Seung-woo and Hwang Hee-chan ensure military exemption for Son Heung-min, Cho Hyun-woo, […]
Asian Games: The Taeguk Ladies Win the Bronze Medal
The Taeguk Ladies ended their Asian Games campaign this morning (mid-afternoon in Indonesia) with a comfortable 4-0 win over Chinese Taipei (Taiwan) to claim a […]
Asian Games: The Taeguk Ladies Cruise into the Knockout Rounds
Well, that escalated quickly. After a tepid 2-1 win against Chinese Taipei (Taiwan) to begin Group A, the Taeguk Ladies exploded for 20 unanswered goals […]
Asian Games: The Taeguk Ladies Start with a Victory
In the wee hours of this morning (mid-afternoon in Indonesia), the Taeguk Ladies began their Asian Cup football campaign with a somewhat routine 2-1 victory […]
How to Watch Asian Games Football!
Summer is almost over, but there is one more huge football tournament left for the Taeguk Warriors: the 2018 Jakarta Palembang Asian Games! Both the […]
Meet the Asian Games Squad: Goalkeepers
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 […]
Asian Games: K League Players Vying To Make The Team
The Asian Games are coming up in August, and manager Kim Hak-bum recently held a training camp for 25 youth players vying to make the […]
The Bottom Line: Did Korea Succeed at the 2018 World Cup?
The dust has cleared. We’ve all come down from the euphoria of watching our Taeguk Warriors dump the World Champions Die Mannschaft (German National Team) […]