Thank you, Lee Chung-yong
An ode to one of the greatest Korean players abroad of recent history.
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COVID-19: The Pandemic’s Effect on Korean Football Thus Far
In an ideal world, we, at the Tavern, would be recapping the KNT’s World Cup Qualifier against Turkmenistan right now. The Taegeuk Warriors would also […]
Victory Tour: The Dreams of the Korean Women’s National Team
Editor’s Note: This is the final feature from our exclusive Victory Tour coverage. A huge shoutout to Tavern Contributor Jason Lee for his translations of our interviews with the Korean players. If you like this coverage, please let us know. We hope to bring you more exclusive content with Korean players in the future. When you talk to the Korean women’s national team players, there is a sense of hope for growth. There is a great […]
Monster. Mason. Min Jae.
Back in elementary school my nickname was Big Bird. All my friends called me Big Bird because I was rail thin and I was always […]
Victory Tour: the Rebirth of the Korean Women’s National Team
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
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
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
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
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?
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 […]