Chung Mong-kyu, chairman of the Korea Football Association (KFA), who released his memoir, explained the failure of the 2023 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Qatar Asian Cup. BrainStore said on the 25th, “The Age of Football, written by Chairman Chung Mong-gyu, will be published on the 26th.” Considering the Korean soccer community, which is currently noisy, it is an incomprehensible move. The association has been under public criticism since February last year. In February last year, the association appointed Jurgen Klinsmann without transparent and reasonable procedures. Chung Mong-gyu denied the nomination, but it is widely known in the soccer community that he took the lead in the appointment of Klinsmann. Klinsmann…

Clayton Kershaw is back. Kershaw started the home game against the San Francisco Giants at Dodger Stadium on the 26th (Korea Standard Time). It was his first appearance in the 2024 season and his first appearance since he underwent shoulder surgery in November last year. The results were successful. He allowed six hits, two walks and six strikeouts in four innings. He threw a total of 72 pitches, 47 of which were strikes.Kershaw used a four-seam fastball with a maximum speed of 91.8 miles and an average speed of 90.6 miles, a slider with an average speed of 86.6 miles, and a curve with an average speed of 72.7 miles…

Suwon Samsung, the second division of the K-League, has successfully turned the tables after replacing its manager. It has been undefeated in eight recent matches (three wins and five draws). It has risen from eighth to fourth. Up until May when it lost five consecutive games, it seemed as if the team was mired in the second division, but it has revived the spark of hope. “We have to go to at least the second place,” Suwon manager Byun Sung-hwan said. Suwon launched its rotation in the away match of the 2024 Hana Bank K League 2 in Bucheon on Sunday, winning 3 to 0 and catching two birds with…

What did Hong Myung-bo, 55, coach of the Korean national soccer team, talk about with his “captain” Son Heung-min, 32, of Tottenham Hotspur? We will have to wait a little longer than expected to hear that. Coach Hong Myung-bo will return to Korea after completing his first official business trip to Europe since taking the helm of the Korean national team. “Due to factors such as travel schedules between countries for meetings in Europe and return flights, we were unable to decide on our return schedule in advance, which prevented us from providing guidance on our return schedule and media activities,” the KFA said late at night on Sunday. “Due…

The Korea Football Association (KFA) recently said that Hong Myung-bo’s appointment was not given preferential treatment in relation to the appointment of the national soccer team coach. On the 22nd, the KFA released a long statement on its official website under the titles “I explain the process of appointing the national team coach” and “Q&A related to the process of appointing the national team coach.” KFA, which had been looking for a new head coach for five months after the replacement of Jurgen Klinsmann, recently appointed Hong Myung-bo, who was leading Ulsan HD, as its official coach. The controversy has escalated. Contrary to what Hong Myung-bo had said, soccer fans…

Gwangju FC coach Lee Jung-hyo has said, “It is like recruiting a new player.” It is striker Asani (29). Asani was substituted in the second half of the match against Daegu FC in the 24th round of the “Hana Bank K League 1 2024” at DGB Daegu Bank Park on the 22nd, laying the groundwork for his team’s 1-0 victory. Asani joined the Gwangju team last season and played 33 matches, scoring seven goals and assisting three times. However, it was rare to see him this season. He received attention from various teams in the winter transfer market, but decided to stay. Since then, he has suffered injury and played…

“If I were a regular student without playing soccer, would I be happier?” This is a message that A (16 years old at the time) who was a member of the youth soccer team of K League 2 Gimpo FC left on KakaoTalk before he was found dead in his hotel room in the early morning of April 27, 2022. A started to learn soccer professionally when he was in fourth grade. However, his challenge to become a soccer player has faded in seven years. After listing the coaches’ names on KakaoTalk messages, he said, “I’m afraid of tomorrow because I got caught today,” and “Discrimination against OO, violence of…

Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors FC (hereinafter referred to as Jeonbuk Hyundai) has made emergency blood transfusions to strengthen the offense power of the midfield. Jeonbuk Hyundai announced on the 19th that it has hired midfielder Andrigo Oliveira de Araújo (29 years old/170cm/Brazil), who played for FC Anyang until the summer of 2023 and advanced to the Chinese stage. Andrigo, a former member of Brazil’s U17 national team, is expected to be a great help in strengthening Jeonbuk Hyundai’s scoring ability as he has the biggest strength in accurate passes and kicks. In particular, it is expected that Jeonbuk Hyundai’s scoring routes and offensive tactics will be diversified as it can play…

Toronto Blue Jays general manager Ross Atkins participated in the winter meeting in early December 2019 and said in an interview with Canadian media outlet SportsNet, “What I can tell you now is that we are discussing all the players on the market and focusing on winning like most other clubs.” Two weeks later, Toronto announced its biggest contract ever for a pitcher. It acquired Ryu Hyun-jin from the FA for four years and 80 million dollars. Ryu, who ranked second in the voting for the Cy Young Award at the Los Angeles Dodgers this season, reportedly received attention from not only the Dodgers but also the Los Angeles Angels,…

The Korea Professional Football Federation announced on the 18th that it has selected Andersson (Suwon FC) as the winner of the EA SPORTS K League Player of the Month Award in June sponsored by its official video game partner Electronic Arts (EA).The Player of the Month award in June was based on his performance in the 16th to 20th rounds of the K-League 1 held in June. Andersson, Lee Sang-hun (Gangwon FC), Choi Ki-yoon (Kim Cheon-sang-moo), and Han Seung-gyu (FC Seoul) competed. Andersson received the most support from the combined votes of the Federation of Technology Research Group (TSG) Technical Committee and FC Online User. Andersson had two assists in…