Pathways for Son Heung-Min to military exemption / conscription
There are two parallel universes involving Tottenham Hotspur’s Son Heung-Min. One will very soon see Son at the prime of his career leave the the […]
Koreans in Europe
Korean Players Abroad Season Preview: Hwang Hee-chan (2018-19)
In this series, we’ll join forces with a local expert to preview the season ahead for all of our Korean Players Abroad. It will include […]
A Lee Kang-in Story
As many of you may have heard, Lee Kang-in recently signed a new contract and yesterday, made his professional debut for Valencia CF (the first […]
Tavern Podcast: Steve Han joins the crew -dissecting Korea’s wild World Cup and where Korean football goes from here
Join Roy Ghim, Tim Lee and special guest, Korean American sports journalist Steve Han as we deconstruct Korea’s wild World Cup roller coaster ride, the […]
KPA Roundup Sept 23-24: Lee Seung-Woo Serie-A Debut / KNT Oct Roster revealed + Korea FA Cup semis & midweek listings
Lee Seung-Woo finally made his Serie A Debut for his struggling Hellas Verona side and the verdict: injected energy and other than one sideline mistake, […]
Korean Players Abroad & K-League Weekend Listing Sept 23-24 + Korea Women Knocks out Japan in AFC U16 Semifinals
We start in Europe, a semi-active midweek could equal rotation for this weekend – hard to predict exactly. We go to Korean Players Abroad for […]
Korean Players Transferring to Europe Diminishing: Are Poor Career Choices Affecting the KNT?
Throughout the recent international break, in between sweating at Kim Seung-gyu’s flappy hands, scratching my head at Jung Woo-young’s passing, and wondering what Yang Dong-hyun […]
Feb 4-5 Roundup / Koo and Son: Difference makers last weekend
Quick roundup: Ki wasn’t in the 18 (probably still injured) as Swansea couldn’t capitalize on Siggurdson’s equalizer at Man City, lose 1-2 Lee Chong-Yong wasn’t […]
Late Weekend Roundup + ‘English’ week=Borussia Dortmund v Augsburg today
Fashionably late roundup, few bits of interesting transfer info, let’s quickly get to it. Not a sexy weekend of results but there’s some hint of […]
Seongnam Relegated as Gangwon returns to Classic! Son starts for Spurs at Monaco in CL
Just headlines as the Tavern is on the go today – on Sunday in case you missed it, Seongnam, despite the weight of 7 top […]