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Former FIFA vice president Chung Mong-joon said Wednesday that he would carefully consider running for the top job at the world’s football governing body.“I will decide on whether to participate in an election after consulting with officials in the global football community,” Chung said...
ZURICH, (AFP) - FIFA leader Sepp Blatter said Saturday he was "shocked" at the way the US judiciary has targeted football's world body and slammed what he called a "hate" campaign by Europe's football leaders.In an interview with Swiss television, Blatter said he suspected the arrest of se...
NEW YORK ― In accusing soccer federation leaders of tarnishing the sport by taking $150 million in bribes and payoffs, U.S. prosecutors laid out a sweeping corruption case that hinges on the testimon...
South Korean club FC Seoul crashed out of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Champions League following an away loss on Wednesday.The K League Classic club lost to Gamba Osaka 3-2 in Osaka in the second leg of their round of 16 series. The Japanese side reached the quarterfinals on the...
ZURICH (AP) ? FIFA has banned former vice president Reynald Temarii for eight years for taking Qatari powerbroker Mohamed bin Hammam's money to pay legal costs in a corruption case linked to the 2022 World Cup vote.FIFA says its ethics committee ruled that Temarii accepting 305,640 euros ...
South Korea edged out Russia 1-0 in the two countries' women's football friendly match at home on Sunday.Striker Ji So-yun scored in the dying moments of the match at Incheon Football Stadium, located just west of Seoul, to lift the home side over the visitors in a prep match ahead of this...
South Korean footballer Cha Du-ri bid a teary farewell to international football on Tuesday, wrapping up a 14-year career that included appearances at two FIFA World Cups.Cha, 34, played in his 76th and final match for South Korea against New Zealand at Seoul World Cup Stadium. The right f...
South Korea lost one of its most gifted young players ahead of its early Olympic football qualification matches scheduled in Indonesia, officials announced Monday.The Korea Football Association said Ryu Seung-woo, a midfielder for the second-division German club Eintracht Braunschweig, has...
South Korea on Thursday came up short in a race to host the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup.??At FIFA's Executive Board meeting in Zurich Thursday, South Korea lost out to France for the right to host the women's premier football event.??South Korea was aiming to become the first country t...
Buoyed by its runner-up finish at the AFC Asian Cup in January, South Korea jumped 15 spots to No. 54 in the latest FIFA rankings announced on Thursday.South Korea soared in the FIFA standings after staying at No. 69 -- its all-time low -- over the past three months.At the Asian Cup in Aus...
Lee Kwang-jong, who coached South Korea's under-23 men's football team to the gold medal at last year's Asian Games, has stepped down to deal with leukemia, officials said.??The Korea Football Association?said late Thursday it convened a technical committee meeting and named Shin Tae-yo...
The South Korean men's national football team received a hero's welcome on Sunday upon returning home from the AFC Asian Cup in Australia, where it posted the country's best result in nearly three decades.Coached by Uli Stielike, South Korea finished second to Australia in the quadrennial ...
South Korea fell to Australia 2-1 in extra time in the 2015 AFC Asian Cup final on Saturday, failing to end a 55-year title drought at the continental tournament.South Korea's first defeat at the tournament came at the most inopportune time, as the country came up achingly short of its fir...
SYDNEY (Yonhap) ― With his South Korean team set to take on host Australia in the AFC Asian Cup final on the weekend, coach Uli Stielike said Friday that composure will be the key to success.“Our te...
Australia, South Korea’s opponent in the upcoming AFC Asian Cup final, is a well-balanced team from top to bottom, but the team does have holes that can be exploited, analysts said Thursday.Kim Dae-gil, a commentator for the cable channel KBS N, noted that Australia has enjoyed a strong A...