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Suwon Splutter While Seongnam Soar
Soccerphile Blog | September 17th 2008
It has been a strange K-League season. The constant stopping and starting has robbed the competition of any momentum. A series of World Cup qualifiers in May and June necessitated a break of a month and by the time play started again in July, the Oly read more
Same Again In Shanghai
World Cup Travel Blog | September 13th 2008
There was no Shanghai Surprise. The only surprise was that some thought it was going to be any different. It could have been worse though, that was the one consolation for the few South Korean fans who, late Wednesday evening, had sat through a typic read more
Shanghai Surprise? Not Likely...
Soccerphile World Cup Blog | September 8th 2008
South Korea restarts its journey on the road to South Africa and the 2010 World Cup tonight in Shanghai. Pyongyang was supposed to be the location but the qualifier against North Korea has been moved to China as the communist authorities in the DPRK read more
Park Makes Monaco Move
Soccerphile World Cup Blog | September 1st 2008
The week before the transfer window closes is always a busy one. This year it slammed shut on the evening of September 1. Clubs had to buy players before then or they are doomed to wait until January before they can add to their rosters. It can be fr read more
New Chance For Lee The Phantom Menace
Soccerphile Blog | August 23rd 2008
Film fans of a certain age will always see the three Star Wars movies made in the seventies and eighties as the definitive trilogy and not the one which kicked off in 1999 with ‘The Phantom Menace.’ There can be little debate about that.Not so ab read more
Italy Outclass Korea In China
Soccerphile World Cup Blog | August 11th 2008
Park Tae-hwan thrilled South Korea on Sunday with his swimming heroics in Beijing but later the same day, Park Sung-hwa was looking less happy than the teenage sensation. For the coach of the Olympic soccer team there is not much consolation to be ha read more
Busy Korean Summer Ahead For Some
World Cup Travel Blog | July 22nd 2008
With the temperatures and humidity levels rising all over the Korean peninsula, the nation’s players will be happy that the K-league is taking a five-week break. Recent games have seen most of the 22 on the pitch collapse on the turf in exhaustion read more
Mixed Summer Weather For Korea's Overseas Stars
Soccerphile World Cup Blog | July 16th 2008
Football is non-stop these days. No sooner did the European club season finish then the European championships started for 16 nations. Now just days after Spain lifted the continental trophy most clubs have started pre-season training and talk in the read more
Suwon Look Complete At Halfway Stage
Soccerphile World Cup Blog | July 10th 2008
As the K-League reaches the halfway stage, there is one team that looks like 100% champions, one that is setting the bar higher every week. It is a statistic that improves by the week but has become so familiar that it almost ceases to impress. Suwon read more
Korea Ready For Next Stage?
World Cup Travel Blog | June 27th 2008
Another weekend gone and one more match closer to the 2010 World Cup. June is almost over and a place in the final round of world cup qualification is assured. It is time to take stock of a busy period that has raised a number of questions. The main read more
Friendly But Dull Korean Derby In Seoul
Soccerphile World Cup Blog | June 24th 2008
North Korean striker Jong Tae-se was battling with a throng of reporters in the bowels of Seoul World Cup Stadium after the 0-0 World Cup qualification draw. He was obviously not enjoying himself. No sooner had he been presented with a bunch of CDs f read more
Quick Euro Chat With Dick Advocaat
Soccerphile World Cup Blog | June 21st 2008
Few people are more qualified to comment of the eagerly-awaited Euro 2008 quarter-final between Holland and Russia than Dick Advocaat.John Duerden caught up with the former Dutch boss and current coach of Russian champions Zenit St Petersburg.You wer read more
Monsoon And North Koreans Hit Seoul
Soccerphile World Cup Blog | June 18th 2008
The Rainy Season arrived in Seoul on Wednesday, 24 hours before the North Koreans were due to touch down. Skies above the peninsula were more threatening than a Dutch counter-attack.The ‘Sunshine Policy’ of recent South Korean governments in rega read more
Sloppy Korea Making Hard Work Of Qualification
Soccerphile Blog | June 2nd 2008
“I couldn’t understand it” said South Korean coach Huh Jung-moo last Saturday night.He wasn’t alone. Around 55,000 people in Seoul World Cup Stadium were also scratching their heads and shouting their disapproval after watching the national t read more
Park Ji-Sung Ready For Jordan
Soccerphile World Cup Blog | May 27th 2008
The build-up for South Korea’s summer series of qualifiers for the 2010 World Cup started the minute Park Ji-sung arrived at Incheon International Airport last Saturday, dressed in the words of some reports, "like a model" in a white jacket and pin read more
Governor Getting Gangwon Into Gear
Soccerphile World Cup Blog | May 14th 2008
For as long as anyone can remember, Gangwon Province has been a great place to visit. Millions of cars head east from Seoul every summer for the beaches and the mountains; millions more do the same in the winter for the skiing. Autumn isn’t bad eit read more
Dragons' Fire Is Lukewarm
Soccerphile World Cup Blog | May 13th 2008
And so it came to pass that South Korean team Chunnam Dragons were playing Melbourne Victory of Australia to preserve their faint hopes of reaching the last eight of the Asian Champions League.Melbourne had been even worse than the Dragons in the com read more
Interview: FC Seoul's Kiki Musampa
World Cup Travel Blog | April 28th 2008
In terms of European football, Kiki Musampa may not have seen all that there is to see, but the dreadlocked Dutchman has treaded the boards in many of the continent’s big leagues. Starting out at Amsterdam icons Ajax, just as that team lifted the C read more
Mixed Bag For Korea's Exports To Europe
World Cup Travel Blog | April 21st 2008
The line between success and failure is a fine one, especially in the English Premier League, generally regarded as the world’s top football competition. In the case of South Korean striker Lee Dong-guk, that line was about as wide as a goalpost.Th read more
Interview: China International Li Weifeng
Soccerphile World Cup Blog | April 15th 2008
Former Chinese captain Li Weifeng has been a well-known figure in Asian football for a number of years. He is soon set to notch over 100 caps for his nation and, as the new Chinese Super League season gets into its stride, is hoping to lead Shanghai read more
Seoul Still Sing Suwon Blues
Soccerphile Blog | April 14th 2008
“This is like deja vu all over again”, said baseball legend Yogi Berra once upon a time. A quick glance at the top of the current K-league table certainly brings a host of memories flooding back for football fans around the nation.Suwon Samsung B read more
Seoul And Suwon Get Ready For The Big One
World Cup Travel Blog | April 10th 2008
Sunday sees the biggest regular fixture of the season – the meeting between FC Seoul and Suwon Samsung Bluewings – and if any extra spice was needed then the fact that the two teams occupy the top two spots in the K-League is more than enough.The read more
Shanghai Get Off To Winning Start
World Cup Travel Blog | April 8th 2008
It was the first game of the season and for Shanghai Shenhua it was a pretty good start. A comfortable 2-0 win against Shenzhen Shangyangin put the 2003 champions on the right track from the off.With the Chinese Super League expanded to 16 teams in 2 read more
Interview: Shanghai Shenhua Boss Wu Jingui
Soccerphile Blog | April 6th 2008
With the Chinese season just kicking off, hopes are high among all the major contenders that this will be their year. This is certainly true of Shanghai Shenhua, one of the powerhouses of football in the Middle Kingdom..The team ended a turbulent 200 read more
Interview: Melbourne Victory Manager Ernie Merrick
World Cup Travel Blog | March 10th 2008
Melbourne Victory take their first ever steps on the Asian stage on March 12 when they host South Korean team Chunnam Dragons.It is over a year since the team won the A-League but because of timing and deadlines, Melbourne have had to wait until now read more
K-League 2008 Season Preview
World Cup Travel Blog | March 6th 2008
1. Suwon Samsung Bluewings (last season 2)Solid Suwon will be there or thereabouts. The defence is not getting any younger but still contains Lee Woon-jae in goal and the inspirational Mato Neretjlak at centre-back. The midfield boasts Lee Kwan-woo a read more
Seoul Boy Becks
World Cup Travel Blog | March 3rd 2008
He came, he saw, he danced and drove his one direct free-kick into the wall. Overall, David Beckham’s trip to Seoul with LA Galaxy was a success though not quite a complete triumph.The former Manchester United and Real Madrid star is, of course, bi read more
Koreas Looking Good
World Cup Travel Blog | February 17th 2008
That’s the way football goes. From July to February 6, South Korea went 550 minutes of play without scoring. In the past two weeks, the team has found the net seven times. Kwak Tae-hwi was responsible for the first and the last of those goals. The read more
Interview: Alexei Lalas
World Cup Travel Blog | February 15th 2008
LA Galaxy are heading to Asia at the beginning of March for a tour that will include stops in Seoul and Shanghai. Soccerphile.com had a chance to exchange a few e-mails with the owner of the California club -Alexei Lalas.Lalas, who played 96 times fo read more
Just 51 Ten Minutes
Soccerphile World Cup Blog | February 1st 2008
Not too long ago, sexy Korean pop sensation Lee Hyo-ri famously sang “just one ten minutes”. The sultry songstress suggested that she could score with any man within that period of time. After Wednesday's defeat at the hands of Chile, South Korea read more
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