Park Chu-Young: first goal is a game winner for Celta Vigo (and other firsts)
Sept 22, 2012 I’m still trying to catch my breath, hours after the stadiums shut their gates, Park Chu-Young caps off an epic day for […]
Koreans in Europe
Son Heung-Min scores twice for Hamburg, Son-Van der Vaart connection again Sept 22
Sept 22, 2012 Wow, only 2 minutes in the game with Borussia Dortmund, Van der Vaart’s cross finds Son Heung-Min and he headed it past […]
Ki Sung-Yeung starts for Swansea Sept 22
Sept 22, 2012 Right now, I’m looking at glorious HD on ESPN2 and surprise: Ki Sung-Yeung is making his first Swansea start before a home crowd […]
Kim Bo-Kyung Debut for Cardiff City + More
Sept 20, 2012 So I was off by a few days, but Kim Bo-Kyung finally made his anticipated debut on Tuesday, subbing in for Craig […]
Son Heung-Min: 1st Korean to score in Europe 2012-2013
Monday September 17 A quiet weekend for Koreans playing in Europe overall, mostly due to coaches resting players who played for the Korean National team […]
Weekend Extra: Intro to Cardiff football culture
On the eve of Kim Bo-Kyung‘s possible debut for Cardiff City, I thought I’d share a few pointers about the Welsh city’s soccer traditions. I had […]
Koreans Playing in Europe Sept 15-16
The Tavern is getting ready for another busy weekend now that the Fifa international break is over. South Korea’s frustrating 2-2 draw with Uzbekistan is […]
Tottenham’s links with South Korean Football?
I usually listen while taking a shower and almost missed this when nearing the end to the Guardian’s podcast Football Weekly. I nearly slipped when I […]
Koo Ja-Choel injury…and what’s all this about Gangnam Style?
First a bit of old news (if by old news, you mean 5 days ago – in interweb time, that’s so last century): Koo Ja-Cheol […]
Koreans in Europe Review -Sunday Sept 2
Sept 2, 2012 English Premier League Ki Sung Yeung got his first Premier League start, though it was under dire circumstances for the home side as […]