17 for 2017: Rising Stars of 2017
Rising stars of 2017 After the successful ‘rising stars’ post in 2015, we decided to include another short ‘risings stars’ post this year. We will […]
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17 for 2017: From Barcelona to Verona, Girona, and Tripoli – The End of the Barca Boys –
It comes with great sorrow that I cover one of the saddest things that have happened in 2017 – the official end of the Barca […]
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 […]
Late KPA in Europe Roundup + Lee Kang-In MVP Cotif Tourney (video highlights)
Happy Independence Day! Happy Gwangbokjeol! Korea celebrates 72 years to the day they became free of the chains of Japanese colonialism. The horrible years of […]
Is This The End of the Road for the Barca Boys?
Korea’s three Barca Boys, in the La Masia academy – Jang Gyeolhee, Paik Seungho and Lee Seungwoo – may soon be no more. The youngest […]
Your Move, FIFA – Racism at U20 World Cup
This happened at the U20 World Cup a few days ago: You saw that right. Uruguayan midfielder and Real Madrid Castilla prospect Federico Valverde gave […]
Korea bows out to Portugal in U20 World Cup Round of 16
Korea 1:3 Portugal. One team were ascending, in group play lost, drawn, then winning in a comeback. The other started spectacularly but lost the last group […]
“We Know Portugal”: Korea meet old foe in U-20 World Cup Round of 16
This is it. Knockout stage. No more formation experiments*. For Korea to advance deeper into the U20 World Cup, the path goes through Portugal (who […]
One to Forget – Rotated Side Falls to England 1:0 at U20 World Cup (update 5.29)
This game was one to forget. An at-times unwatchable encounter in Suwon ended with a blunt 1-0 defeat to England in the final group game […]