Asian Games: Korea vs Bahrain (Preview)
The Asian Games. It’s not the flashiest of continental football tournaments, but for reasons well described, it is, for Korean footballers, one of the most […]
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Weekend Listing / Premier League starts anew as Son readies to leave for the Asian Games
August 10, 2018 We’re on the precipice, another Premier League season gearing up to start and other top flight leagues in Europe not far behind – […]
Pathways for Son Heung-Min to military exemption / conscription
There are two parallel universes involving Tottenham Hotspur’s Son Heung-Min. One will very soon see Son at the prime of his career leave the the […]
Asian Games Roster Analysis: Cho Hyun-woo in, Suk Hyun-jun out
Kim Hak-bum has announced his 2018 Jakarta-Palembang Asian Games roster. Cho Hyun-woo, Son Heung-min, and Hwang Ui-jo are among the overage call-ups, but there are […]
Who Will Be Korea’s Overage Players at the Asian Games?
The Asian Games are around the corner in August, and though you may not be super invested in the kabaddi, dragon boating or the paragliding […]
Report Card: Grades for the Korean 2018 World Cup Squad
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 […]
Autopsy Report? Not quite yet: World Cup Group Stage Korea 1:2 Mexico [UPDATED]
Rostov-on-Don, Russia One could look at this game and the result from several different prisms – both shading towards positivity and hope on one end […]
2018 World Cup Preview: South Korea vs Mexico
(PHOTO: NTDV) There’s no lying. After a poor 1-0 loss to Sweden, the Taegeuk Warriors find themselves in a dire situation to advance from the […]
Tavern Kickaround: Holding pattern amidst hope and pessimism
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 […]
Korea 0:0 Bolivia / Latest Experiment Fizzles Out in Front of Shin Tae-Yong
The plan was this: with a C+/B- Bolivia side that lost to American teenagers 3:0 a week and a half ago, Korea was looking to […]