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AFC Willing To Sacrifice Local Leagues To Please Sponsors

August 15, 2020 Lex Nande 1

What would it take for a club to pull out of the largest tournament on the continent? When does the balance of protecting the players […]

Tactical Preview: Korea vs Sweden at the 2018 World Cup (Part 1)

June 15, 2018 Tim Lee 24

Hope everyone has been enjoying the 2018 World Cup so far. Iran has Asia’s first win, Spain vs Portugal lived up to the hype. We […]

Northern Ireland 2:1 Korea – Defensive lapses betray improving Korea [UPDATED}

March 24, 2018 Roy Ghim 13

World Cup 2018 is fast approaching and the March international break finds Korea testing out Shin Tae-Yong’s call ups in Belfast against Northern Ireland (and […]

17 for 2017: Finally, Positives: Forward with 4-4-2

December 29, 2017 Tim Lee 0

The winter transfer window may not have opened, but the Tavern has signed up another big signing! Welcome to the Tavern crew, Kevin Kim! You […]

E-1 Championship: South Korea Women Preview

December 7, 2017 Tim Lee 3

Thank you to Hal Kaiser, THE guy when it comes to Women’s Soccer, for contributing this guest post for the Tavern. Hal is a former […]

Q&A Preview: England vs Korea at the U-20 World Cup ft. K League United

May 25, 2017 Tim Lee 0

Ahead of the U20 World Cup final group game between England and South Korea, we decided to hold a Writer’s Chat (two-way Q&A) with Englishman […]

Analyzing the Qatar Game

October 9, 2016 Tim Lee 10

An analysis of the Korea-Qatar 2018 World Cup Qualifying encounter at Suwon World Cup Stadium.

[2018 WC Qualifying] Korea vs Qatar Preview

October 5, 2016 Jinseok 3

World Cup qualifying is back and tomorrow morning, Korea will face off against Qatar at home in the Suwon Big Bird Stadium. On our end, we […]

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[Rio 2016 Olympics] Honduras Preview: Do or Die

August 12, 2016 Jinseok 3

4 years ago we had to beat Great Britain for the chance to medal. This time around we have to beat Honduras. It sounds much […]

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Korea v Belgium U17 World Cup Round of 16: Wed Oct 28

October 26, 2015 Roy Ghim 0

Chile U17 World Cup group stage done: Finishing top of Group B crowded with the likes of England, Guinea and Brazil – check.  Fastest timeframe […]

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