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Spurs star Son left out of S.Korea Olympic football squad
Seoul (AFP) – Tottenham Hotspur striker Son Heung-min was not included in South Korea’s 18-man Olympic football squad named on Wednesday, avoiding a potential club-versus-country dilemma. Son’s new...
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‘Dream come true’– Korea’s Jae-sung Lee joins Bundesliga side Mainz
Berlin (AFP) – South Korean attacking midfielder Jae-sung Lee has signed for Bundesliga side Mainz on a free transfer after narrowly missing promotion last season with ex-club Holstein Kiel. The...
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South Korea draw 2-2 with Argentina in Olympics prep match
Yongin (South Korea) (AFP) – The South Korean Olympic football squad drew 2-2 against Argentina on Tuesday after they netted an injury-time equaliser in a friendly match in front of empty seats. The...
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Iraq hold South Korea to goalless draw in World Cup qualifier
Seoul (AFP) – Iraq held South Korea to a 0-0 draw in Seoul on Thursday in the opening game of the final World Cup qualifying round. The home team dominated proceedings and came close to breaking the...
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South Korea bounce back with 1-0 Lebanon win
Seoul (AFP) – South Korea got their World Cup qualifying campaign back on track on Tuesday, beating Lebanon 1-0 in Suwon. Aiming for a 10th successive World Cup appearance, South Korea needed to...
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Super Son fires South Korea past Qatar in World Cup qualifyer
Suwon (South Korea) (AFP) – In-form Tottenham Hotspur forward Son Heung-Min grabbed the winner as South Korea came from behind to beat Qatar 3-2 and take a step towards the 2018 Russia World Cup on...
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Japan, Korea survive World Cup scares as China crash
Suwon (South Korea) (AFP) – South Korean star Son Heung-Min kept Qatar’s World Cup ambitions on hold and Japan also survived a scare as China suffered a potentially calamitous defeat to Syria on...
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China, South Korea suffer World Cup blows
Doha (AFP) – China’s bid to qualify for the 2018 World Cup suffered a crushing blow on Tuesday while Iran sprang a shock to establish themselves as the frontrunners in Group A at the expense of South...
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Koo spares S. Korea’s blushes in Uzbekistan World Cup qualifier
Seoul (AFP) – Koo Ja-Cheol’s late winner spared South Korea’s blushes as the hosts came from behind to beat Uzbekistan 2-1 in World Cup qualifying on Tuesday. The FC Augsburg midfielder rifled home in...
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Saudis spoil Australia’s homecoming, off-target Son sorry
Sydney (AFP) – Saudi Arabia dampened Australia’s homecoming with a 0-0 draw Thursday in a top-of-the-table World Cup qualifying clash in Sydney — the Socceroos’ first home game in more than two years....
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Son Heung-min’s ‘joyous’ Golden Boot hailed by S.Korea president
Seoul (AFP) – Son Heung-min has been congratulated by South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol for winning the Premier League’s Golden Boot, as his club Tottenham Hotspur announced Tuesday they would play...
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Brazil’s Guimaraes braced for Son test in S. Korea
Seoul (AFP) – Brazil midfielder Bruno Guimaraes said Tuesday his number-one ranked team should brace for a difficult match against hosts South Korea, with joint Premier League Golden Boot winner Son...
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Tottenham’s Son given South Korea’s top sporting honour
Seoul (AFP) – Son Heung-min was awarded South Korea’s highest sporting honour on Thursday after the Tottenham forward became the first Asian player to win the Premier League Golden Boot. The...
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Son leads South Korea past depleted Chile in World Cup tune-up
Seoul (AFP) – Tottenham Hotspur star Son Heung-min celebrated his 100th international match with a picturesque goal from a free kick on Monday as he led South Korea to a 2-0 victory over 10-man Chile...
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Son scores again as S Korea play Paraguay to draw in World Cup tune-up
Suwon (South Korea) (AFP) – Tottenham Hotspur’s Son Heung-min scored in his second straight match, while SC Freiburg midfielder Jeong Woo-yeong netted a last-gasp equaliser for South Korea’s...
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