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. No time for sentimentality, there’s important discussions […]