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Spurs star Son Heung-min becomes 1st Asian to score 100 goals in Premier League

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, April 9 (Yonhap) -- Son Heung-min has become the first Asian player to score 100 Premier League goals, the latest milestone in a career full of many.Son hit the century mark with a 10th-minute strike against Brighton & Hove Albion
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Ulsan striker Joo Min-kyu voted 1st winner of K League's top monthly award in 2023

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, April 4 (Yonhap) -- Ulsan Hyundai FC striker Joo Min-kyu was named the first winner of the Player of the Month award in the 2023 K League 1 season Tuesday.The league announced that Joo won the vote for the top player award for the
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K League's 2 giants moving in opposite directions early in new season

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, April 3 (Yonhap) -- The two best teams in South Korean football over the past four years are traveling in opposite directions in the early going of the 2023 season, with one club having won the first five matches of the season and
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Women's nat'l football coach Bell's contract extended to 2024

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, April 1 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean football federation announced Saturday that Colin Bell, head coach of the women's national team, has agreed to a contract extension that runs through the end of next year.The Korea Football
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Klinsmann to sit down with defender to discuss nat'l team future

SEOUL, March 29 (Yonhap) -- More so than their team's loss to Uruguay on Tuesday night, fans of the South Korean men's national football team are reeling from a stunning comment by star defender Kim Min-jae that he only wants to focus on his
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Tottenham star Son Heung-min sorry to see coach Conte go

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, March 28 (Yonhap) -- Tottenham Hotspur's South Korean star Son Heung-min said Tuesday night he was sorry to see his club coach, Antonio Conte, leave, saying he holds himself accountable for the Premier League club's medioc
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With key defender 'mentally spent,' S. Korean defense remains work in progress under Klinsmann

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, March 28 (Yonhap) -- In both of the first two matches under new head coach Jurgen Klinsmann, South Korea conceded at least two goals.The last time the Taegeuk Warriors allowed two or more in back-to-back games was in 2022, with a
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(LEAD) Midfielders offer bright spots in S. Korean loss to Uruguay

(ATTN: ADDS comments throughout)By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, March 28 (Yonhap) -- After coming off the bench in a 2-2 draw against Colombia last Friday, South Korean midfielder Lee Kang-in had said he would love to play more extended minutes under new head co
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Midfielders offer bright spots in S. Korean loss to Uruguay

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, March 28 (Yonhap) -- After coming off the bench in a 2-2 draw against Colombia last Friday, South Korean midfielder Lee Kang-in had said he would love to play more extended minutes under new head coach Jurgen Klinsmann.This was af
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Loss aside, Klinsmann praises S. Korean performance vs. Uruguay as 'top class'

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, March 28 (Yonhap) -- South Korea may have lost to Uruguay 2-1 in their latest men's football friendly match Tuesday night, but their head coach, Jurgen Klinsmann, still liked what he saw from his players, especially after they
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(LEAD) S. Korea fall to Uruguay in World Cup rematch

(ATTN: ADDS details, comments throughout)By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, March 28 (Yonhap) -- South Korea fell to Uruguay 2-1 on Tuesday in a rematch of a group stage showdown at last year's FIFA World Cup, leaving new head coach Jurgen Klinsmann still searc
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S. Korea fall to Uruguay in World Cup rematch

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, March 28 (Yonhap) -- South Korea fell to Uruguay 2-1 on Tuesday in a rematch of a group stage showdown at last year's FIFA World Cup, leaving new head coach Jurgen Klinsmann still searching for his first win.Sebastian Coates a
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S. Korean defender wants to get back at Uruguay star with victory

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, March 27 (Yonhap) -- As South Korea prepare to host Uruguay in a rematch of a group stage showdown at last year's FIFA World Cup, South Korean defender Kim Min-jae said Monday he has one particular player on his mind.Real Madr
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Klinsmann 'excited' to play 'very good' Uruguay in 2nd match for S. Korea

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, March 27 (Yonhap) -- South Korea head coach Jurgen Klinsmann conceded Monday that Uruguay, his team's next men's football friendly opponent, are "a very good team."But the German tactician said his team will no
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S. Korea chasing 1st win under Klinsmann in World Cup rematch vs. Uruguay

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, March 27 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will take their second crack at winning their first match under new head coach Jurgen Klinsmann this week, hosting Uruguay in Seoul in a rematch of last year's FIFA World Cup.The kickoff betwee
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(LEAD) Captain Sonny scores 1st goals in Klinsmann era

(ATTN: ADDS comments in last 9 paras, photo)By Yoo Jee-hoULSAN, March 24 (Yonhap) -- Who else but Sonny?Son Heung-min, captain of the South Korean men's national football team, fittingly scored the first goal under new head coach Jurgen Klinsmann
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Klinsmann's 1st match highlighted by inconsistent performance

By Yoo Jee-hoULSAN, March 24 (Yonhap) -- It was almost as though South Korea played two different matches within one.South Korea thoroughly dominated the run of play against Colombia in a friendly match here Friday night, taking a 2-0 lead in the fir
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Klinsmann 'very pleased' with S. Korea's execution in coaching debut

By Yoo Jee-hoULSAN, March 24 (Yonhap) -- South Korea may have blown a two-goal advantage in his coaching debut here Friday night, but Jurgen Klinsmann went home a happy man.Captain Son Heung-min netted twice in the first half of the friendly match at
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(LEAD) S. Korea blow 2-goal lead in draw vs. Colombia in Klinsmann's coaching debut

(ATTN: ADDS comments throughout, more info at bottom)By Yoo Jee-hoULSAN, March 24 (Yonhap) -- South Korea wasted a two-goal lead to get held to a 2-2 draw by Colombia in Jurgen Klinsmann's head coaching debut here Friday.Captain Son Heung-min sco
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Captain Sonny scores 1st goals in Klinsmann era

By Yoo Jee-hoULSAN, March 24 (Yonhap) -- Who else but Sonny?Son Heung-min, captain of the South Korean men's national football team, fittingly scored the first goal under new head coach Jurgen Klinsmann on Friday.In fact, Son had the first two go