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Is Shin Tae-yong another sacrificial lamb?

August 3, 2018 Tim Lee 5

And poof! He’s gone. Well, not really. It was more of a drawn out process feigning faint resemblance of justice. But when putting Scolari on […]

The Experts: Final Word on Russia 2018 & The Future of Korean Football

July 13, 2018 Tim Lee 4

After positive reviews from the last session of The Experts (eat your heart out, Optus & Fox, we’ve got a functioning platform AND insightful pundits), […]

Report Card: Grades for the Korean 2018 World Cup Squad

June 30, 2018 Tim Lee 5

Another World Cup in the books, another Tavern series. We’ll be unpacking the World Cup that was for the Korean national team in the coming […]

Tavern Kickaround: Holding pattern amidst hope and pessimism

June 16, 2018 Roy Ghim 3

The waiting is the hardest part, according to the late Tom Petty. This is the part of any tournament that can be a bit anxious […]

Meet Korea’s 2018 World Cup Squad: Defenders

June 11, 2018 Tim Lee 8

Welcome to the Tavern of the Taeguk Warriors’ official 2018 FIFA World Cup “Meet The Squad” series. You can refer back to this series to […]

Preview: Korea spars with Bolivia in last public World Cup Tune-Up

June 6, 2018 Tim Lee 11

In the final televised and public World Cup Tune-Up before the 2018 Russia FIFA World Cup kicks off in just over a week, the Korean […]

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 […]