To leave or not to leave? Son’s transfer dilemma
According to reports from various sources, Bundesliga side Wolfsburg have offered Tottenham Hotspurs €30m for South Korean ace Son Heungmin. Son joined Spurs only a […]
News and Rumors
Lee Seung Woo: Five Years Later
Though I’ve stated numerous times that Paik Seung Ho and Jang Gyeol Hee are just as talented in their own rights and deserve attention as […]
Sigh… Hong Jeongho to CSL
This is tough. National team centreback Hong Jeongho has transferred from his European club of three seasons, FC Augsburg, to Jiangsu Suning of the Chinese […]
Official Olympics Roster + Tavern Writers’ Thoughts
The official 18-man squad that will represent South Korea at the Olympics has been released. There are a couple of surprises. The Tavern writers will […]
Martin Rennie sacked
We’re going to post on the Choi Yongsoo/Hwang Sunhong situation later, but here’s a post I tried to get out in the past week: my […]
Tavern Podcast – Episode 3: A Victory Away
In Episode 3 of the Tavern Podcast, I’m joined by the Old Tavern Owner Roy Ghim, KFA freelance translator & contributor Jae Chee as well […]
Suk Hyunjun to FC Porto all but confirmed
Quick update to get something out there: if you haven’t been following our twitter feed, you won’t have noticed the big news of the day […]
Yanbian Changbaishan: The Korean club in China?
While many Chinese Super League clubs look to Brazil and Europe when recruiting their foreign players, newly promoted Yanbian Changbaishan have been scouring the K-League […]
Midweek updates + Ki & Ristic weigh in on K-League’s beleaguered attendance
Secretly I wish I wasn’t on hiatus, especially with Son Heung-Min’s white hot debut at White Hart Lane; 2 Europa League goals + his 1st […]
Tavern’s 3 year birthday + solution emerging to Korean football’s military conscription problem
Happy Birthday to you…happy birthday dear Tavern…come to think of it, I’ve never sang to the Tavern personified. Â No time for sentimentality, there’s important discussions […]