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Preview: South Korea vs Spain

May 31, 2016 Jae Chee 4

It’s the first big test for the South Korea national team since Uli Stielike took over. The Taeguk Warriors travel to Salzburg, Austria to take […]

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Korea’s World Cup path after Brazil: Encouraging signs + Women’s World Cup Bracket, Rigged by FIFA?

June 12, 2015 Roy Ghim 11

Brazil 2 : 0 Korea. Many glancing on their cellphone at the score would nod and mutter, ‘sounds about right’. However, like transformers, there’s more than […]

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Korea vs Jordan: Player Ratings

November 14, 2014 Jae Chee 17

All in all, a dull game with few standout performers.

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Call Ups for Paraguay/Costa Rica

September 28, 2014 Jae Chee 19

New manager Uli Stielike has announced his first call ups for the games against Paraguay and Costa Rica. Goalkeepers: Kim Seung-gyu (Ulsan), Kim Jin-hyeon (Cerezo […]

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Player Ratings: Korea vs Venezuela

September 5, 2014 Jae Chee 10

So, Jeremy was going to do the ratings, but he had some computer problems and asked me to cover. Happy to do it, so off […]

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Tactics Talk: South Korea vs Tunisia (Part 1)

June 1, 2014 Jae Chee 11

Here we take a more in-depth look at the game between South Korea and Tunisia.

Ki & the 2014 KNT jersey + a football solution to end the Russian/Ukraine cold war

March 4, 2014 Roy Ghim 52

At the risk of sounding like an ad, yesterday preorders went online for the Nike-contrived 2014 home Korean National team jersey -at least in the […]

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Korean Youth Players Abroad: Quick Tournament Update

May 12, 2013 Jinseok 4

FIFA has yet to reverse their youth players ruling, but it cannot keep them from participating in tournaments. So when Barcelona Cadete A (‘97) was […]

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Korean Youth Players Abroad: Lee Seung Woo

March 20, 2013 Jinseok 5

Nearly a month has passed since FIFA banned six Barcelona youth players, and for the first time, Sepp Blatter has spoken out: “The Barca case […]

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Korea moves up in Fifa rankings + more: Tavern Thursday Kickaround

October 4, 2012 Roy Ghim 2

Kim Bo-Kyung comes on for Craig Bellamy during Cardiff’s match with Birmingham. Photo/CJay Oct 4, 2012 Thursday Tavern Kickaround begins with new FIFA rankings, and […]

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