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(LEAD) Captain for title-winning team voted K League 1 MVP

(ATTN: ADDS comments, details at bottom, photos)By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Oct. 24 (Yonhap) -- Lee Chung-yong, captain of the K League 1 title-winning Ulsan Hyundai FC, was voted the most valuable player of the top South Korean football league on Monday.Lee
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Captain for title-winning team voted K League 1 MVP

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Oct. 24 (Yonhap) -- Lee Chung-yong, captain of the K League 1 title-winning Ulsan Hyundai FC, was voted the most valuable player of the top South Korean football league on Monday.Lee earned the top individual honor in the K League
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Underachieving clubs vying for championship at nat'l football tournament

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Oct. 24 (Yonhap) -- Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors and FC Seoul, two underachievers in the top South Korean football league this year, will duke it out for the title at the largest national football tournament this week, hoping to salvage
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Ulsan Hyundai FC celebrate K League 1 title in front of home fans

ULSAN, Oct. 23 (Yonhap) -- Ulsan Hyundai FC celebrated their first South Korean football title in 17 years in front of their home fans Sunday, a week after locking down the championship with an away victory.In their final match of the 2022 K League 1
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Suwon Samsung Bluewings drop to K League promotion-relegation playoff

SEOUL, Oct. 22 (Yonhap) -- Suwon Samsung Bluewings, one of the marquee franchises in South Korean football's top division with four titles, are in danger of being relegated to the lower division next year after dropping into a do-or-die playoff.D
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Ulsan coach, teammates tout K League MVP case for captain Lee Chung-yong

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Oct. 19 (Yonhap) -- Ulsan Hyundai FC captain Lee Chung-yong did not post gaudy offensive numbers for his K League 1 club this year, but his head coach and teammates couldn't care less about statistics.They believe Lee should w
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Ulsan coach Hong Myung-bo thanks players for sticking to process en route to K League title

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Oct. 19 (Yonhap) -- Even after a heartbreaking miss with a South Korean football title within grasp last year, Ulsan Hyundai FC head coach Hong Myung-bo never lost faith in his squad.And his players responded to that trust this ye
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S. Korea to announce World Cup roster on Nov. 12

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Oct. 18 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's final roster for this year's FIFA World Cup will be announced on Nov. 12, a dozen days before the country's first group stage match in Qatar.The Korea Football Association (KFA) announ
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Captain of title-winning team nominated for K League 1 MVP

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Oct. 18 (Yonhap) -- Lee Chung-yong, captain of the K League 1 champions Ulsan Hyundai FC, has been nominated for the MVP award in the top South Korean football league.The K League on Tuesday unveiled lists of candidates for the MV
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Son Heung-min finishes 11th in Ballon d'Or, highest position ever by Asian

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Oct. 18 (Yonhap) -- South Korean football star Son Heung-min has broken his own mark for the highest ranking by an Asian player ever in the annual Ballon d'Or voting, finishing 11th for the prestigious award.In a ceremony held
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(LEAD) S. Korea loses Asian Cup bid to Qatar

(ATTN: ADDS comments in last 4 paras)By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Oct. 17 (Yonhap) -- South Korea has fallen short in its bid to host Asia's top football tournament next year.The Korea Football Association (KFA) said Monday that Qatar was selected as the
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S. Korea loses Asian Cup bid to Qatar

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Oct. 17 (Yonhap) -- South Korea has fallen short in its bid to host Asia's top football tournament next year.The Korea Football Association (KFA) said Monday that Qatar was selected as the host of the 2023 Asian Football Confe
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S. Korean Park Hang-seo to end 5-year coaching stint with Vietnam nat'l team

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Oct. 17 (Yonhap) -- South Korean football coach Park Hang-seo's successful tenure with the Vietnamese men's national team will come to an end early next year, the country's football governing body announced Monday.In a
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(LEAD) Ulsan thwart rivals, exorcise demons to return to K League summit

(ATTN: ADDS comments in paras 22-23; UPDATES numbers in paras 20-21)By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Oct. 16 (Yonhap) -- Following a largely uninspiring scoreless draw with Incheon United on Sept. 14, Ulsan Hyundai FC saw their lead atop the K League 1 tables cut
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(LEAD) Ulsan's K League 1 title latest coup for S. Korean legend Hong Myung-bo

(ATTN: ADDS details, comments throughout)By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Oct. 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korean football legend Hong Myung-bo added another feather to his cap on Sunday, as he coached Ulsan Hyundai FC to their first K League 1 title in 17 years.Ulsan c
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(LEAD) Ulsan Hyundai FC capture K League 1 title

(ATTN: ADDS details, photo)By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Oct. 16 (Yonhap) -- For the first time in 17 years, Ulsan Hyundai FC are the champions of South Korean football.Ulsan celebrated their K League 1 title with a 2-1 victory over Gangwon FC on Sunday. They
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Ulsan thwart rivals, exorcise demons to return to K League summit

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Oct. 16 (Yonhap) -- Following a largely uninspiring scoreless draw with Incheon United on Sept. 14, Ulsan Hyundai FC saw their lead atop the K League 1 tables cut to just five points with six matches to go. That same day, second-p
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Ulsan's K League 1 title latest coup for S. Korean legend Hong Myung-bo

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Oct. 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korean football legend Hong Myung-bo added another feather to his cap on Sunday, as he coached Ulsan Hyundai FC to their first K League 1 title in 17 years.Ulsan celebrated their championship Sunday after
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Ulsan Hyundai FC capture K League 1 title

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Oct. 16 (Yonhap) -- For the first time in 17 years, Ulsan Hyundai FC are the champions of South Korean football.Ulsan celebrated their K League 1 title with a 2-1 victory over Gangwon FC on Sunday. They improved to 76 points with
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Ulsan to take another shot at clinching K League 1 title early

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Oct. 14 (Yonhap) -- Having earlier put their championship celebration on hold, Ulsan Hyundai FC will have another opportunity to clinch their K League 1 football title this weekend.Ulsan will visit Gangwon FC for a 2 p.m. Sunday k