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Chung, who leads the Korea Football Association, said he wants see inter-Korean football exchange growing after the South-North summit, which will take place on Friday on the south side of the inter-Korean truce village of Panmunjom. "We've yet to talk details in (football exchanges) with North Koreans," Chung told reporters at a speci Today Nat'l football coach says S. Korea's World Cup preparations are on track outh Korea football coach Shin Tae-yong said Wednesday his team's preparations for the 2018 FIFA World Cup are on track.South Korea will meet Germany, Sweden and Mexico in Group F at the World Cup in Russia, which is only about 50 days away. Shin admitted that they're the underdogs but will not give up easily."Frankly, none of the teams are easy for us," Shin told reporters at an event at the Russian Embassy in Seoul. "But if we prepare hard, we can play a good game. We're currently trying to fi Apr 20, 2018 S. Korea fall 4-1 to Mexico at U-19 football tournament South Korea's under-19 national football team lost 4-1 to Mexico in an international tournament at home on Friday.South Korea's second match at the 2018 Suwon JS Cup ended in defeat after they went down to 10 players at Suwon World Cup Stadium in Suwon, Gyeonggi Province. U-19 football tournament (Yonhap)The JS Cup is an international men's U-19 football tournament that features four nations. This year's competition pits South Korea against Morocco, Mexico and Vietnam. This invitational tourname Apr 20, 2018 Korean pro football adopts rule on fine dust South Korea's pro football governing body on Friday approved a rule on fine dust to protect the players and fans from bad air quality.The K League said its board members approved a rule that allow match officials to cancel matches when fine dust advisories are issued. According to the rule, if fine dust advisories are issued in between three hours prior to the match starting time and the match end time, the match commissioner can call off or postpone the match.In South Korea, a fine dust warning Apr 18, 2018 S. Korea open U-19 football tournament with win vs. Morocco South Korea's under-19 national football team opened an international tournament at home with a 1-0 win over Morocco on Wednesday.South Korea beat 10-man Morocco in their opening match at the 2018 Suwon JS Cup at Suwon World Cup Stadium in Suwon, Gyeonggi Province, thanks to a goal by Kim Hyun-woo.The JS Cup is an international men's under-19 football tournament that features four nations. This year's competition pits South Korea against Morocco, Mexico and Vietnam. South Korean under-19 nation Apr 16, 2018 Football club CEO faces discipline after charging into referees' locker room A second-division football club CEO is facing discipline after charging into a referees' locker room following a loss over the weekend.According to the K League, the operator of domestic professional football competitions, Kim Ho, CEO of Daejeon Citizen in the second-tier K League 2, entered the referees' room to complain about officiating during Daejeon's 2-1 loss to Asan Mugunghwa FC on Saturday. The match took place at Daejeon World Cup Stadium in Daejeon, some 160 kilometers south of Seoul.L Apr 11, 2018 Korea women's football coach satisfied with draw vs. Japan at Asian Cup South Korea women's football coach Yoon Duk-yeo said Wednesday he is satisfied with the result against Japan at the Asian Football Confederation Women's Asian Cup. Yoon's side played to a scoreless draw with defending champions Japan in their Group B match at Amman International Stadium in Amman, Jordan, on Tuesday (local time). "We didn't earn a bad result against a good team like Japan," Yoon said. "Although we collected a draw, I think it provided us an opportunity to grow." South Korea women Apr 8, 2018 Korea open Women's Asian Cup with 0-0 draw vs. Australia The South Korea women's national football team has opened its first match against Australia at the continental tournament with a draw. South Korea, 16th in the latest FIFA rankings, played to a scoreless draw with world's sixth-ranked Australia at King Abdullah II Stadium in Amman, Jordan, on Saturday (local time) in their Group B opening match at the Asian Football Confederation Women's Asian Cup. The 2019 AFC Women's Asian Cup doubles as the final Asian qualification for the 2019 World Cup in Apr 4, 2018 Ulsan, Jeonbuk secure AFC Champions League knockout berths South Korean football clubs Ulsan Hyundai FC and Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors secured their knockout stage places in the Asian Football Confederation Champions League on Wednesday. Ulsan confirmed their round of 16 presence by beating Melbourne Victory 6-2, while Jeonbuk earned the pass following their 2-0 win over Kashiwa Reysol. Ulsan Hyundai FC players celebrate after scoring their sixth goal against Melbourne Victory in their AFC Champions League Group F match at Munsu Football Stadium in Ulsan on Apr 2, 2018 Newly promoted club surprises football fans with early lead in Korean league Newly promoted club Gyeongnam FC are creating a sensation early as they find themselves atop the top South Korean football league standings. Gyeongnam, led by head coach Kim Jong-boo, notched their fourth-straight win to start the 2018 season in the K League 1 after beating Gangwon FC, 3-1, Sunday on the road. Kim's side is the only one among the 12 K League 1 teams with a perfect record after four matches. Kim previously said his side's goal is to survive in the K League 1. Although there are s Mar 30, 2018 811 players registered for 2018 S. Korean pro football league A total of 811 players will be eligible to play in South Korea's pro football leagues this year, its operator said Friday. The K League said that 442 players registered for the top-tier K League 1 and 369 for the second division K League 2 this season. The player registration for the 2018 season ended Thursday. There are 12 clubs in the K League 1 and 10 clubs in the K League 2. Daegu FC had the most players among K League 1 clubs with 44 players, while military football club Sangju Sangmu only Mar 29, 2018 With his 1st int'l goal, S. Korean midfielder eyes World Cup selection INCHEON -- South Korean midfielder Lee Chang-min said Thursday he'll keep working hard to be part of the World Cup squad after scoring his first international goal in a friendly football match against Poland.Lee, who plays with Jeju United in the K League 1, earned his first goal for South Korea at Silesian Stadium in Chorzow, Poland, on Tuesday when his right-footed strike from the penalty arc found the net in the 85th minute. With his goal, South Korea cut the deficit to one and later got an e Mar 29, 2018 Football coach says friendlies in Europe boosted S. Korea's World Cup preparations South Korea men's national football team head coach Shin Tae-yong said Thursday that its two recent friendly matches in Europe have boosted their preparations for the 2018 FIFA World Cup.Shin returned home after suffering consecutive defeats in their World Cup warmup matches against European opponents. South Korea fell 2-1 to Northern Ireland last Saturday and lost 3-2 to Poland three days later.Despite the losses, Shin claimed that the two matches gave them a big help for their World Cup prepar Mar 28, 2018 Son Heung-min says S. Korea need better efforts for World Cup CHORZOW -- South Korean forward Son Heung-min believes that the national team needs to make better efforts after suffering two friendly losses in Europe in the runup to the World Cup.South Korea fell 3-2 to Poland in their friendly match at Silesian Stadium in Chorzow, Poland, on Tuesday. It was their second straight defeat following a 2-1 loss to Northern Ireland in Belfast last Saturday.Against Poland, South Korea leveled the score from two goals down but surrendered the winner to Piotr Zielin Mar 27, 2018 Korea women's football coach vows to grab 2019 World Cup ticket PAJU -- South Korean women's football coach Yoon Duk-yeo said Tuesday his side is determined to grab a ticket to the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup.Yoon's team will depart for Jordan on Thursday to compete in the 2018 Asian Football Confederation Women's Asian Cup that will be held from April 6 to 20. The competition will double as the final Asian qualifier for the 2019 World Cup in France, with the top five nations qualifying for the showpiece event of women's football.Yoon already unveiled his 23 MORE 15 / 2857
