Michael Welch, Author at Tavern of the Taeguk Warriors

Dae Gea: Cho Hyun-woo Earns His Nickname

June 20, 2018 Michael Welch 10

Picture this moment: it’s the 21st minute of your first ever start in a World Cup match, Marcus Berg is baring down on your net […]

Open Bar: Thoughts on the Gut-Wrenching 1-0 Loss

June 18, 2018 Michael Welch 38

Here at the Tavern, we have a lively Facebook groupchat that is always humming with messages between our writers. It is sometimes playful, sometimes argumentative, […]

Dear FIFA: It’s Time to Investigate Racism in South America

June 17, 2018 Michael Welch 15

It has happened again. For the third time in the past year, we have had an instance of a South American footballer choosing to use […]

Challenge the Tavern! Play FIFA World Cup Games with us!

June 13, 2018 Michael Welch 6

Hey Tavern, we are less than 24 hours away from the WC opener! We are hosting a Tavern league for our readers on the 3 […]

Korea – Senegal Recap: Closed Doors and a 2-0 Loss

June 11, 2018 Michael Welch 9

This morning, our Taeguk Warriors played their final friendly match before the World Cup kicks off against Senegal. Senegal will play in Group H and […]

Meet Korea’s 2018 World Cup Squad: Goalkeepers

June 10, 2018 Michael Welch 10

Welcome to the Tavern of the Taeguk Warriors’ official 2018 FIFA World Cup “Meet The Squad” series. You can refer back to this series to […]

Korean Football Reform – Community Engagement and Marketing

June 4, 2018 Michael Welch 4

Welcome to another edition of Korean Football Reform. After looking through the comments and getting feedback on Twitter, I realized there are still some unanswered […]