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About Michael Welch
That Halfie Korean-American who loves football (I mean, soccer).

Injury Update: Finally Some Good News!

May 23, 2018 Michael Welch 6

After what has been a nightmare week of injuries for our Russia World Cup squad, Yonhap News put out a story that has some encouraging […]

World Cup Tactics – Michael

May 21, 2018 Michael Welch 3

This was a busy news weekend for the KNT and unfortunately, not in a good way. The injury bug has well and truly hit our […]

Korean Football Reform – Military Conscription

May 17, 2018 Michael Welch 34

Welcome to the Tavern’s new weekly column series, Korean Football Reform! In this series, we will be taking an in-depth look at an issue that […]

Moon Seon-who: Who is Moon Seon-min?

May 14, 2018 Michael Welch 5

When Shin Tae-yong named his 28-man preliminary squad for the World Cup on Monday morning at KFA House in downtown Seoul, there were plenty of […]

AFC Women’s Asian Cup Recap: We’re going to France!

May 9, 2018 Michael Welch 1

After a difficult Women’s World Cup qualifying schedule that included a trip to Pyongyang with no margin for error, the South Korean Women’s national football […]

FIFA World Cup Group F: Friendly Roundup

March 28, 2018 Michael Welch 5

With the March international break in the books and only 1 more significant set of friendlies to go before the World Cup kicks off, let’s […]

Weekend Roundup: December Edition

December 5, 2017 Michael Welch 0

Another weekend gone by and lots of action for our KPAs. Regardless of the club’s situation, a lot of the KPAs are getting minutes and […]

The World Cup Draw: Dreams and Nightmares (+ Tavern Power Rankings!)

November 30, 2017 Michael Welch 2

The time has finally come! After 2 years of World Cup qualifying, the field is set and we’re ready for the draw. For small nations […]

Road to Russia: The Serbia Preview

November 13, 2017 Michael Welch 4

He has done it. After the tepid 0-0 draws to close out World Cup Qualifying and two defensive nightmare friendly losses to Russia and Morocco, […]

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