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Victory Tour: the Rebirth of the Korean Women’s National Team

October 7, 2019 Michael Welch 6

Editor’s Note: We will have more coverage from the weekend at the Victory Tour this week. I plan to write a feature with quotes from the Korean players once we have translated their interviews from Korean. Please look out […]

My Sonny Enigma: When you can’t help but hate a National Hero

August 27, 2019 Albert Ghim 9

Son Heung Min, known to most in the world of Football as Sonny, is not only a national hero in South Korea, but he is […]

Exclusive Interview with Hong “Moondog” Moon: Why South Korea will one day win the World Cup

August 20, 2019 Allen Park 1

Hong Moon, also known as “Moondog”, has had quite the career. After a youth career in England and Sweden, he had to retire due to […]

David Yang: From Wolf to Wolverine in One of America’s Premier College Towns

July 23, 2019 Joon Park 2

David Yang never felt like an underdog. Since he started playing football, he’s always felt as if his progression from youth to college-level soccer has […]

KNT History: The Fourth Place Finish You Never Heard About

July 10, 2019 Joon Park 5

Last Sunday, Mexico edged out the United States 1-0 in an intensely fought final to cruise to their 8th CONCACAF Gold Cup title and 11th […]

The Bottom Line: Can VAR be fixed or will it ruin football?

July 9, 2019 Michael Welch 7

It’s time to address a huge change occurring in world football. It’s those 3 letters that every football fan loves or hates hearing: VAR. I […]

Tavern Interview: Wae In Sports

July 1, 2019 Michael Welch 0

We’re back with a special interview that is extremely close to my heart. This is a special one that has been coming back since when […]

POST MATCH REVIEW: Korea 0 – 1 Qatar

January 26, 2019 kkim 21

What is there to say? After an uninspiring performance against a Qatari side up to the match, Korea crashed out not with a bang, but […]

What Can Korea Learn from French and Croatian Football?

July 19, 2018 Tim Lee 2

It was a World Cup final for the record books. 6 goals, endless drama and two excellent teams going the distance. At the end of […]

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