2002 World Cup National Team To Play K-League All Stars »
The 2002 World Cup Korea National Team will celebrate their 10th anniversary by playing against the K-League all stars this July. The 2002 World Cup brought about an explosion of interest in the beautiful game in Korea, leading to successful stints of its players in Europe, and paving the way for future generations of Koreans in the bigger stages of football.
Nam Tae Hee to Qatar
Nam Tae Hee, a promising young footballer who played for French Ligue 1 side Valenciennes, has recently switched sides to Qatar club SC Lekhwiya. A lack of playing time in France has led to the recent move.
Ji Dong Won puts the sword to Man City
20 year old Ji Dong Won, a substitute striker for Sunderland, put in a late goal for a dramatic win against top-of-the-table Man City. Martin O’Neill hailed as “one of the most important goals I can remember”.
Despite the heroics, Ji has only started one game in the Premier League for Sunderland this season. There’s interest in taking Ji on loan from other clubs, but O’Neill is adamant that he still has a part to play at the Stadium of Light.
The steady rise of Yohan Cabaye.
A slight break from the normal KFIE routine, Newcastle United currently sits in fourth place in the English Premier League, a feat nobody considered possible just a few months ago. Their performance is partly due to the excellent skills of 25 year old french midfielder Yohan Cabaye. Although they lost their Carling Cup match to Blackburn in the wildest game of this season, Cabaye has been nothing short of sensational. Hard to imagine Newcastle, who already had a relegation trip three years ago, has an impressive squad in its starting 11.
Park Chu Young individual highlights against Bolton.
If you missed the game, Park Chu Young put in a match winning performance against Bolton in the Carling Cup competition. Don’t mind the cheesy music (I put it on mute while watching), but notice Park has excellent link up play, as well as a solid off-the-ball movement. His goal was also a very technical shot well executed. He’ll be leading the Korea National Team next month in their quest for World Cup qualifications against UAE and Lebanon.
Park Ji Sung Submits Master’s Thesis Proposal
Park Ji Sung has been working towards a master’s degree in sports science in Korea. His thesis is planning to address how to improve youth soccer in Korea. Three-Lung Park never ceases to amaze, continuing to push forward Korean soccer on and off the pitch.
There will be no surprise if Park eventually succeeds also as a coach somewhere in the future.
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Ki Sung Yueng nets his fourth goal of the season.
Ki is having an excellent year at Celtic FC this season, having already scored four goals from midfield. Celtic are currently third in the SPL table, behind Rangers and Motherwell.
Son Heung Min scores against Freiburg in much needed win.
Hamburg are at the bottom of the table in the German Bundesliga, so this win over Freiburg last week was necessary. Son has been on form this season, scoring an easy cherry pick to help his team walk away with three points.
Park Chu Young scores for the gunners.
Finally! Park scores a wonderful curling shot in the box to put the Gunners through in the Carling Cup fourth round. In the bigger picture of things, the Carling Cup isn’t viewed as important as the other competitions, but the fact that Park had a solid game with a goal to his name means that he’ll have a chance in the bigger stages. It’s been very slow for Park since his move to North London, starting only one other time in the Carling Cup match against Shrewsbury. Hopefully this performance will push him up towards the pecking order above the struggling Chamakh.
