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(2nd LD) No Sonny, a lot of problems for S. Korea in friendly loss to Peru

(ATTN: ADDS comments in paras 20-21)By Yoo Jee-hoBUSAN, June 16 (Yonhap) -- With South Korea missing a few key players for a men's football friendly against Peru on Friday night, head coach Jurgen Klinsmann insisted in the leadup to the contest t
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Klinsmann defends use of players facing discipline for racist comments

By Yoo Jee-hoBUSAN, June 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korea head coach Jurgen Klinsmann defended his decision Friday to play two members of the national team facing discipline for making racist comments online, saying, "Young people make mistakes.&quo
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(LEAD) No Sonny, a lot of problems for S. Korea in friendly loss to Peru

(ATTN: ADDS comments in paras 9-10, 17-19)By Yoo Jee-hoBUSAN, June 16 (Yonhap) -- With South Korea missing a few key players for a men's football friendly against Peru on Friday night, head coach Jurgen Klinsmann insisted in the leadup to the con
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(2nd LD) Depleted S. Korea fall to Peru in football friendly

(ATTN: ADDS comments in paras 6, 18-19)By Yoo Jee-hoBUSAN, June 16 (Yonhap) -- Missing their best offensive player and best defender, South Korea lost to Peru 1-0 in their men's football friendly match Friday.Bryan Reyna's goal in the 11th mi
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No Sonny, a lot of problems for S. Korea in friendly loss to Peru

By Yoo Jee-hoBUSAN, June 16 (Yonhap) -- With South Korea missing a few key players for a men's football friendly against Peru on Friday night, head coach Jurgen Klinsmann insisted in the leadup to the contest that this would present an opportunit
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(LEAD) Depleted S. Korea fall to Peru in football friendly

(ATTN: ADDS photos, details from para 6)By Yoo Jee-hoBUSAN, June 16 (Yonhap) -- Missing their best offensive player and best defender, South Korea lost to Peru 1-0 in their men's football friendly match Friday.Bryan Reyna's goal in the 11th m
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Depleted S. Korea fall to Peru in football friendly

By Yoo Jee-hoBUSAN, June 16 (Yonhap) -- Missing their best offensive player and best defender, South Korea lost to Peru 1-0 in their men's football friendly match Friday.Bryan Reyna's goal in the 11th minute stood as the winner for 21st-ranke
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Football league to hold disciplinary hearing on players over racist comments

SEOUL, June 16 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean professional football league office said Friday it will open disciplinary proceedings next week on four players and an official for Ulsan Hyundai FC for making racist remarks online."We have told Ulsa
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Jeonbuk midfielder Paik Seung-ho voted K League's top player for May

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, June 16 (Yonhap) -- Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors midfielder Paik Seung-ho was voted the top player in South Korean football for May on Friday.The Korea Professional Football League (K League) announced Paik as the winner of the Player o
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Klinsmann taking long view ahead of June friendlies

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, June 16 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean men's national football team will have their hands full this month with two friendly matches in a five-day span, but head coach Jurgen Klinsmann is taking a long view, having fastened his g
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Nat'l team goalkeeper hoping to keep Peru scoreless behind new defenders

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, June 15 (Yonhap) -- As South Korea's first-choice goalkeeper for most of the past five years, Kim Seung-gyu has often played behind the trusted center back duo of Kim Min-jae and Kim Young-gwon.Rare has been a match when at le
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S. Korean captain Son Heung-min ruled out of starting lineup in friendly vs. Peru

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, June 15 (Yonhap) -- South Korean captain Son Heung-min will not start the team's friendly match against Peru on Friday as he is recovering from a recent medical procedure, his head coach Jurgen Klinsmann said on the eve of the
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Struggling K League club Gangwon FC replace head coach

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, June 15 (Yonhap) -- Stuck in the relegation zone for most of the ongoing K League 1 season, Gangwon FC made a head coaching change Thursday.Gangwon announced they have parted ways with head coach Choi Yong-soo and replaced him wit
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Son Heung-min held out of scrimmage, likely out for friendly vs. Peru

BUSAN, June 14 (Yonhap) -- Recovering from a recent sports hernia surgery, South Korean captain Son Heung-min was a limited participant in Wednesday's training session, likely indicating his absence in an upcoming friendly match against Peru.Coac
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S. Korean team feted on return home after reaching semifinals at U-20 World Cup

INCHEON, June 14 (Yonhap) -- Members of the South Korean men's under-20 national football team received a hero's welcome home Wednesday, after returning from a surprise run to the semifinals at the FIFA U-20 World Cup in Argentina.Coached by
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Klinsmann takes new-look team in pursuit of 1st win as S. Korea head coach

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, June 14 (Yonhap) -- Jurgen Klinsmann will be hoping the third time will be the charm, as he takes his third crack at winning his first match as head coach of the South Korean men's national football team this week.South Korea,
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Ulsan head coach Hong Myung-bo apologizes for players' racist comments

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, June 13 (Yonhap) -- Ulsan Hyundai FC head coach Hong Myung-bo on Tuesday apologized for his players' recent online exchange of racist comments, saying his K League 1 club will wage a fight against racial discrimination."
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Nat'l football team defender confident he can step in for absent teammates

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, June 13 (Yonhap) -- With two national team mainstays on defense unavailable for upcoming friendly matches, Park Ji-su, center back for the Portuguese club Portimonense, is expected to get a bulk of playing time for South Korea.Par
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Nat'l football team forward Oh Hyeon-gyu declares admiration for veteran teammates

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, June 13 (Yonhap) -- As an up-and-coming striker on the South Korean men's national football team, Oh Hyeon-gyu will be battling two veterans, Hwang Ui-jo and Cho Gue-sung, for playing time on the first line of attack.Oh, 22, d
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(LEAD) Son Heung-min questionable for friendly vs. Peru following sports hernia surgery

(ATTN: FIXES info in para 2)By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, June 13 (Yonhap) -- South Korean captain Son Heung-min is questionable for an upcoming friendly match against Peru after undergoing sports hernia surgery about two weeks ago, a national team official sa