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(LEAD) Seoul providing consular support to detained S. Korean football player in China: ministry

(ATTN: ADDS photo, details in paras 4-11; CHANGES dateline)SEOUL/BEIJING, May 16 (Yonhap) -- South Korea is providing all necessary consular assistance to Son Jun-ho, a South Korean midfielder based in China who is being detained by public security a
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Busan, Daejeon to host men's football friendlies in June

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, May 16 (Yonhap) -- The metropolitan cities of Busan and Daejeon will host men's international football friendly matches next month, the national football governing body announced Tuesday.The Korea Football Association (KFA) sa
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China-based S. Korean football player under police investigation: embassy

BEIJING, May 15 (Yonhap) -- Son Jun-ho, a South Korean midfielder based in China, is under investigation by Chinese police for unspecified reasons, the South Korean Embassy in Beijing said Monday."We understand that Son has been questioned by t
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S. Korea coach Klinsmann calls Asian Cup group 'doable'

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, May 11 (Yonhap) -- South Korea head coach Jurgen Klinsmann said Thursday his team ended up in "a doable group" at the top Asian men's football tournament scheduled for next year.Klinsmann attended the draw for the
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(2nd LD) S. Korea to face Malaysia, Jordan, Bahrain in Asian Cup

(ATTN: ADDS more info in paras 6-8, photo)By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, May 11 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will take on Malaysia, Jordan and Bahrain in the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Asian Cup in Qatar next year, in a bid to capture their first continental
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(LEAD) S. Korea to face Malaysia, Jordan, Bahrain in Asian Cup

(ATTN: ADDS details from paras 5-13, photos)By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, May 11 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will take on Malaysia, Jordan and Bahrain in the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Asian Cup in Qatar next year, in a bid to capture their first continent
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S. Korea to face Malaysia, Jordan, Bahrain in Asian Cup

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, May 11 (Yonhap) -- South Korea will take on Malaysia, Jordan and Bahrain in the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Asian Cup in Qatar next year, in a bid to capture their first continental football title since 1960.In a draw held
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Promoters for Napoli-Mallorca exhibition in S. Korea cry foul over K League stance on scheduling

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, May 11 (Yonhap) -- Promoters for a summer exhibition series between two European football clubs featuring South Korean stars voiced their opposition to the local league's stance on match scheduling on Thursday, saying their co
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Jeonbuk move out of K League relegation zone with resounding win

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, May 11 (Yonhap) -- Desperate for a return to respectability in South Korean football, Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors finally enjoyed the kind of victory that had once been their norm.In a meeting against another downtrodden team, Jeonbuk
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K League opposed to holding Napoli-Mallorca exhibition on matchday

SEOUL, May 10 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean professional football league said Wednesday it is opposed to holding a summer exhibition between the Italian champions Napoli and Spanish side RCD Mallorca on the same June matchday for its own clubs.Organiz
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Fans, goals galore in S. Korean football league

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, May 9 (Yonhap) -- With teams having played every opponent at least once in the top South Korean football league, attendance figures and total goals are both up significantly from recent seasons, data showed Tuesday.According to th
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Napoli, Mallorca to showcase local heroes in S. Korea summer exhibitions

SEOUL, May 9 (Yonhap) -- Italian champions Napoli, led by South Korean defender Kim Min-jae, and Spanish side RCD Mallorca, featuring South Korean midfielder Lee Kang-in, will square off in two exhibition matches here next month, industry sources sai
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New coach for last-place football club seeks gradual changes

HWASEONG, South Korea, May 8 (Yonhap) -- Faced with an unenviable task of turning things around for a dismal club, new Suwon Samsung Bluewings head coach Kim Byung-soo said he will try to bring about gradual changes, rather than any radical transform
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S. Korean forward Oh Hyeon-gyu scores in Celtic's title-clinching victory

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, May 8 (Yonhap) -- Barely four months into his career in Scotland, South Korean forward Oh Hyeon-gyu has already lifted two trophies with Celtic.Oh played a key part in the latest one, as he scored in Celtic's 2-0 win over Hear
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K League-worst Suwon Samsung Bluewings earn 1st win of season

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, May 5 (Yonhap) -- Suwon Samsung Bluewings won for the first time in the 2023 K League 1 season Friday, ending a franchise-worst winless skid at 10 matches.Lee Ki-je scored the lone goal in Suwon's 1-0 victory over Incheon Unit
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Napoli, Kim Min-jae clinch Italian football title

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, May 5 (Yonhap) -- Featuring South Korean defender Kim Min-jae, Napoli have captured their first Italian football title in 33 years.Napoli secured the one point they needed for the Serie A crown with a 1-1 draw against Udinese at D
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Coach for struggling K League club resigns

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, May 4 (Yonhap) -- Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors head coach Kim Sang-sik stepped down Thursday, taking the fall for the club's sluggish start to the K League 1 season.Jeonbuk said Kim made the decision Thursday morning and held his on
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K League-worst Suwon Samsung Bluewings hire new coach

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, May 4 (Yonhap) -- Suwon Samsung Bluewings, mired in last place in the top South Korean football league with a winless record this season, hired new head coach Kim Byung-soo on Thursday.The K League 1 club said Kim, 52, is signed t
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Featuring local stars, Celtic to face Wolves in summer exhibition in S. Korea

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, May 3 (Yonhap) -- Two European clubs with South Korean players will square off in an exhibition match here in July.Scottish club Celtic FC announced on their website on Wednesday that they will face Wolverhampton Wanderers of the
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New vice chairman for football federation sees need for changes

By Yoo Jee-hoSEOUL, May 3 (Yonhap) -- A new vice president for the national football governing body said Wednesday he is joining an organization in need of changes.Kim Jeong-bae, a former vice sports minister who has spent nearly three decades in pub