It was a poor performance to be considered as a team aiming for 10 consecutive Olympic finals. Unless Hwang Sun-hong quickly closes the loophole in the match against China, there is no guarantee of an immediate victory in the Korea-Japan match, let alone the Olympic finals. The South Korean U-23 national team, led by head coach Hwang Sun-hong, will face Japan in the final Group B match of the 2024 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U-23 Qatar Asian Cup at 10 p.m. on the 22nd (Korea time). The U-23 Asian Cup will also serve as a preliminary match for men’s soccer for the 2024 Paris Olympics, wi ..read more

With Song Min-gyu (24) scoring a goal, Jeonbuk Hyundai is also reviving. Jeonbuk Hyundai beat FC Seoul 3-2 in an away match of the eighth round of the “Hana One Q K League 1 2024” held at the Seoul World Cup Stadium on the 20th. Jeonbuk, which had no win (three draws and three losses) in six games since the opening game, has won two consecutive games since its victory over Gwangju FC. It also moved up from 10th to 8th. Song Min-gyu started as a sagging striker and scored one goal and one assist, and was very active. In particular, the scene where he led an error and scored the first goal in th ..read more

The determination was different. FC Seoul lost 2-3 after a slugfest against Jeonbuk Hyundai in the eighth round of the 2024 Hana Bank K League 1 at 4:30 p.m. on the 20th at Seoul World Cup Stadium. Since the start of the league, Jeonbuk has recorded nine points in two consecutive games since it had no win (three draws and three losses) in six games. On the other hand, Seoul has failed to advance to the upper level with two wins, three draws and three losses (nine points), leaving regret. Jeonbuk was going through an eventful start to this season. Despite its lackluster performance with three d ..read more

The hitting coach’s boast of boarding the cockpit during the Major League Baseball club Colorado Rockies’ away trip is causing a big stir. ESPN reported on the 20th (Korea Standard Time) that the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration and United Airlines are investigating what happened during the Rockies’ team’s expedition. Colorado’s squad previously traveled from Denver to Toronto on a chartered flight for an away game against the Toronto Blue Jays. Hensley Mullen, the strike coach, did something he shouldn’t do in the process. He visited the plane’s cockpit and took a video while sitting in t ..read more

It is common for Major League Baseball players with millions of dollars in annual salaries to purchase luxury goods. The same goes for San Diego Padres infielder Kim Ha-sung. His old colleague told an old story about Kim Ha-sung’s luxury purchase. Retired player Eric Hosmer introduced an anecdote from his away trip to New York when he was in San Diego on the 20th (Korea time) on the podcast “Diggin Deep” with Peter Moyran, a former big league pitcher.. The Padres’ squad visited a Louis Vuitton store in New York under the leadership of the team’s main third baseman Manny Machado ahead of an awa ..read more

Coach Shin Tae-yong said the penalty save was a decisive scene. Indonesia’s under-23 national soccer team, led by head coach Shin Tae-yong, won 1-0 over Australia in the second Group A match of the 2024 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) U23 Asian Cup at Abdullah bin Khalifa Stadium in Doha, Qatar, at 4 p.m. on the 18th (local time). It was an important victory. Indonesia had one win and one loss in two matches, vitalizing its hopes of advancing to the quarterfinals. Indonesia faced a crisis midway through the first half. Toure’s shot was deflected after hitting Coman’s hand in the 21st minute ..read more

It is a four-character idiom that comes to mind when you look at the current Jeonbuk Hyundai. It feels regrettable that he cannot find a way out of the embarrassing situation. The ending in the first leg of the semifinal round of the AFC (Asian Football Confederation) Champions League 2023-2024 season, which took place on the 17th (local time), turned out to have put Jeonbuk in a more tight spot. It was Jeonbuk that commanded the K-League and the Asian market. He was the king of the K-League by building a golden tower of nine championships, including five consecutive losses (2017-2021), which ..read more

Park Chang-hwan sent a message of support to the athletes of the Olympic team. FC Seoul won 1-0 over Seoul E-Land FC in the third round of the 2024 Hana Bank Korea Cup at Mokdong Stadium at 7:30 p.m. on the 17th. After the game, Park said, “Many fans came, and I am sorry that I did not win. Personally, I am just sorry that the game was not satisfactory. I had to stay calm, so I played in a hurry, and I made more mistakes than I thought.” Park’s main position is the central midfielder. However, as Osmar and Kim O-gyu were absent, Park came to the center of the three-back. Park was in charge of ..read more

There will be a big match in the eighth round. □ Match of Round – Lead race, ‘Anyang vs Suwon’ Anyang (16 points) and Suwon (15 points), which are ranking first and second respectively, will meet in the eighth round. The two teams have been fiercely competing with each other lately due to their formidable ascent. Anyang, the home team, has been unbeaten since the opening (5 wins and 1 draw), the only record among the 25 teams in the K League this season. In the previous seventh round of Busan, Matheus, Hong Chang-beom, Dan-rey and Kim Jung-hyun scored in succession to win 4-3. The performance ..read more

The player who will minimize Son’s absence could unexpectedly be Hisharl Song, not Timo Werner. It is possible to some extent considering Hishar Song’s recent performance. Tottenham Hotspur will have to play without Son until mid-February at the most. This is because Son has been selected to play for the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Asian Cup. If the Korean national soccer team, which is considered as a leading candidate for the Asian Cup, advances to the finals of the Asian Cup, Son will not be able to play in a Tottenham uniform until the match against Wolverhampton on Feb. 18 (Korea t ..read more