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3 K League players suspended for 1 match over racist comments

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, June 22 (Yonhap) -- Three players for the South Korean football club Ulsan Hyundai FC were each slapped with a one-match suspension Thursday for making racist comments online.The Korea Professional Football League (K League) also
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Klinsmann's top lieutenant demands better finish, more aggressiveness for S. Korea

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, June 22 (Yonhap) -- Members of Jurgen Klinsmann's backroom staff for the South Korean men's national football team said Thursday they would like to see the players be more aggressive and tougher to play against.Five assist
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Despite winless start, Klinsmann sees 'a lot of positives' for S. Korea

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, June 22 (Yonhap) -- Without a win in his first four matches as head coach of the South Korean men's national football team, Jurgen Klinsmann said Thursday he is still confident the Taegeuk Warriors are on the right path.Klinsm
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U-20 World Cup stars turn focus to club careers

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, June 21 (Yonhap) -- After pushing South Korea to the semifinals at the FIFA U-20 World Cup in Argentina earlier this month, stars of the underdog team said Wednesday they will now shift their focus to their club careers: in some c
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S. Korean int'l Cho Gue-sung itching for move to Europe

By Yoo Jee-hoDAEJEON, June 21 (Yonhap) -- After basking in unexpected stardom on the heels of his breakout performance at the FIFA World Cup last fall, South Korean striker Cho Gue-sung fielded offers from European clubs for the winter transfer windo
$Nat'l football team defender Kim Jin-su likely out 2 months with orbital fracture$

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Nat'l football team defender Kim Jin-su likely out 2 months with orbital fracture

By Yoo Jee-hoDAEJEON, June 21 (Yonhap) -- Veteran South Korean left back Kim Jin-su will be sidelined for about two months after suffering an orbital fracture during a friendly match against El Salvador on Tuesday.Kim sustained the facial injury in a
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Son Heung-min rejects Saudi link: 'Money is not important'

By Yoo Jee-hoDAEJEON, June 20 (Yonhap) -- Responding to rumors of a lucrative offer from Saudi Arabia, Tottenham Hotspur's South Korean star Son Heung-min said Tuesday he is not interested in a move to the Gulf nation."Right now, money is n
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With club future in limbo, Hwang Ui-jo ends int'l goal drought

By Yoo Jee-hoDAEJEON, June 20 (Yonhap) -- South Korean forward Hwang Ui-jo doesn't know where he will be playing next month, with his short-term loan with the K League 1 club FC Seoul expiring at the end of June.But at least on Tuesday night, Hwa
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Colorless S. Korea lack delicate touch vs. El Salvador

By Yoo Jee-hoDAEJEON, June 20 (Yonhap) -- By all accounts, this was a match South Korea should have won with relative ease.Instead, despite dominating ball possession and shot count against 75th-ranked El Salvador, No. 27 South Korea only walked away
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Klinsmann 'disappointed, angry' after S. Korea blow late lead vs. El Salvador

By Yoo Jee-hoDAEJEON, June 20 (Yonhap) -- Hidden behind Jurgen Klinsmann's weary smile after South Korea's 1-1 draw against El Salvador Tuesday night was a sense of disappointment and anger -- over how the Taegeuk Warriors couldn't hold o
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(LEAD) S. Korea concede late goal in draw vs. El Salvador

(ATTN: ADDS details throughout)By Yoo Jee-hoDAEJEON, June 20 (Yonhap) -- South Korea settled for a 1-1 draw against El Salvador in their latest friendly football match Tuesday, conceding a late equalizer after taking the lead in the second half.The r
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S. Korea concede late goal in draw vs. El Salvador

By Yoo Jee-hoDAEJEON, June 20 (Yonhap) -- South Korea settled for a 1-1 draw against El Salvador in their latest friendly football match Tuesday, conceding a late equalizer after taking the lead in the second half.The result left South Korea head coa
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Potential Asiad football squad returning home bruised after splitting friendlies in China

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, June 20 (Yonhap) -- Gearing up for the Asian Games this fall, the South Korean men's under-24 national football team scheduled two friendlies in China in June, so that the players could develop a better feel for each other in
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Klinsmann sold on future of S. Korean football

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, June 20 (Yonhap) -- While coaching the senior men's national football team for South Korea, Jurgen Klinsmann hasn't lost the sight of the pipeline that will be feeding him youthful talent in the near future.The German tact
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S. Korea coach, captain praying for safe release of player held in China

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, June 19 (Yonhap) -- The head coach and the captain of the South Korean men's national football team said Monday they are praying for a safe and quick release of Son Jun-ho, an international veteran placed under formal arrest i
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Klinsmann wants S. Korea to take charge from start vs. El Salvador

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, June 19 (Yonhap) -- South Korea head coach Jurgen Klinsmann said Monday he would like to see his team take charge from the opening kickoff in their next friendly match against El Salvador.The match kicks off at 8 p.m. at Daejeon W
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Son Heung-min available vs. El Salvador after missing previous match

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, June 19 (Yonhap) -- After sitting out South Korea's 1-0 loss to Peru last week while recovering from surgery, Tottenham Hotspur star Son Heung-min will be available for the national team's next game.Son may come off the be
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New coach for Gangwon FC looking to avoid relegation

GANGNEUNG, South Korea, June 19 (Yonhap) -- Newly appointed as head coach of Gangwon FC, Yoon Jong-hwan said Monday his objective is to avoid relegation and keep the team in the top-flight K League 1.That may seem like a modest goal, except that Gang
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Lineup experimentation likely to continue for S. Korea vs. El Salvador

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, June 18 (Yonhap) -- Handed a depleted roster with a few key players out due to injuries and other circumstances, South Korea men's football head coach Jurgen Klinsmann had little choice but to tinker with his lineup and even f
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Injured Sonny disappointed to miss action on home soil

By Yoo Jee-hoBUSAN, June 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korean talisman Son Heung-min said Friday he was disappointed not to have had a chance to play in front of home supporters.Son, recovering from a recent sports hernia surgery, watched from the bench as So