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Son Heung-min goes for 2nd straight Golden Boot as new Premier League season kicks off

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Aug. 5 (Yonhap) -- Tottenham Hotspur's South Korean star Son Heung-min will begin his chase for another piece of history when the new Premier League season kicks off on the weekend.Spurs will open the 2022-2023 campaign by hos
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Amid K League success, ex-Barca player Lee Seung-woo linked with Scottish club Hearts

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Aug. 2 (Yonhap) -- In the midst of his strong first season in South Korea, former FC Barcelona player Lee Seung-woo is apparently drawing interest from Europe.Edinburgh Evening News reported Sunday (local time) that Heart of Midlo
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S. Korean Premier Leaguer Hwang Hee-chan condemns racism after abuse in friendly

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Aug. 2 (Yonhap) -- Wolverhamton Wanderers' South Korean forward Hwang Hee-chan spoke up against racism Tuesday, some 24 hours after being subjected to discriminatory abuse during a preseason friendly in Portugal."We are
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Jeonbuk withdraw contract offer to Georgian player over failed physical

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Aug. 1 (Yonhap) -- South Korean football club Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors said Monday they had withdrawn a contract offer to Georgian forward Tornike Okriashvili following a failed physical.The K League 1 team had first announced their
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Top 2 clubs pulling away once again in K League

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Aug. 1 (Yonhap) -- For the fourth consecutive season, the South Korean football title will likely come down to the two alpha dogs: Ulsan Hyundai FC and Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors.Both clubs notched victories over the weekend in the K
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New Napoli defender Kim Min-jae makes strong preseason debut

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, Aug. 1 (Yonhap) -- South Korean defender Kim Min-jae has made a solid first impression in his preseason debut with Napoli.The 25-year-old center back played the first half of Napoli's 1-1 draw with the Spanish side RCD Mallorc
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'Napoli Man' Kim Min-jae says he will "develop more and leave an impact"

SEOUL, July 30 (Yonhap) -- Kim Min-jae (26), a key defender of the Korean national football team, who joined the prestigious Italian club SSC Napoli and entered the European “big league,” vowed to bec
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S. Korean defender Kim Min-jae signs with Italian club Napoli

SEOUL, July 28 (Yonhap) -- South Korean defender Kim Min-jae has joined Italian football club Napoli.In a statement released Wednesday (local time), the club confirmed the signing of the Korean center back from Turkish club Fenerbahce in a bid to str
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S. Korea lose to Japan to finish runner-up at men's E. Asian football tournament

SEOUL, July 27 (Yonhap) -- South Korea fell to Japan 3-0 to finish runner-up at an East Asian men's football tournament on Wednesday.South Korea conceded three goals in the second half in their last match of the East Asian Football Federation (EA
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(LEAD) S. Korea rout Taiwan 4-0 at East Asian women's football tournament

(ATTN: UPDATES with final results in 4th para)SEOUL, July 26 (Yonhap) -- South Korea routed Taiwan 4-0 at a regional women's football tournament in Japan on Tuesday, wrapping up the competition with a win, a loss and a draw.Lee Min-a's two go
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S. Korea rout Taiwan 4-0 at East Asian women's football tournament

SEOUL, July 26 (Yonhap) -- South Korea routed Taiwan 4-0 at a regional women's football tournament in Japan on Tuesday, wrapping up the competition with a win, a loss and a draw.Lee Min-a's two goals in the first half helped South Korea pull
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S. Korea blank Hong Kong for 2nd straight win at East Asian football tournament

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, July 24 (Yonhap) -- South Korea defeated Hong Kong 3-0 at a regional men's football tournament in Japan on Sunday, moving within a win of capturing their fourth consecutive title.The 19-year-old forward Kang Sung-jin scored hi
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S. Korea play China to draw at East Asian football tournament

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, July 23 (Yonhap) -- South Korea played China to a 1-1 draw at a regional women's football tournament in Japan on Saturday, unable to hold on to a narrow lead in the second half.Forward Choe Yu-ri scored for South Korea in the
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Tale of 2 tournaments for S. Korea at East Asian football competition

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, July 22 (Yonhap) -- After only one match each, the ongoing East Asian football competition has been a tale of two tournaments for the South Korean men's and women's teams.The women's team, coached by Colin Bell, suffer
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S. Korea beat China to kickoff East Asian men's football tournament

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, July 20 (Yonhap) -- South Korea defeated China 3-0 on Wednesday to begin their quest for the fourth consecutive East Asian men's football title.Forward Cho Gue-sung and midfielder Kwon Chang-hoon had a goal apiece at Toyota St
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S. Korea lose to Japan to open regional women's football tournament

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, July 19 (Yonhap) -- South Korea fell to Japan 2-1 to begin an East Asian women's football tournament Tuesday, as their winless skid against the regional foe reached seven.Ji So-yun's second-half goal wasn't enough for
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KOMSCO to release medal commemorating Son Heung-Min's EPL Golden Boot award

SEOUL, July 19 (Yonhap) --Korea Minting, Security Printing & ID Card Operating Corp (KOMSCO) announced on Tuesday that it will be releasing a medal to commemorate Son Heung-Min's English Premi
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N.Korea TV airs EPL highlights omitting Son Heung-min's matches

SEOUL, July 19 (Yonhap) --While North Korea recently aired highlights of the English Premier League (EPL), it was found that the game featuring Son Heung-min (30) was omitted.According to Korean Centr
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S. Korea up against Australia, Indonesia, Qatar in bid for 2023 Asian Cup

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, July 18 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will battle three other countries in a race to host Asia's top football tournament in 2023.The Korea Football Association (KFA) announced Monday it had been informed by the Asian Football Confed
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Son Heung-min offers fan-service till minutes before his departure

SEOUL, July 17 (Yonhap) -- The love of Korean fans and the fan service of Son Heung-min (30, Tottenham) were booming until the last day. Tottenham hotspur, which played two friendly matches in Korea,