Australia again draw blank in defeat in BusanHwang Ui-jo breaks deadlock in 76th minute An inexperienced Socceroos side have been beaten 1-0 by South Korea despite dominating large periods of their friendly international in Busan.Australia were unbeate…
Over 45,000 fans loved the opening ceremony as France kicked off the event in style but will it be enough for the French public to overcome a reticence regarding the women’s game?The Parisian weather failed to dampen a colourful opening to the Women’s …
Midfielder joined by five other new facesTwenty-year-old Harry Souttar also includedBrandon O’Neill’s sterling domestic from this season has been recognised with a first international call-up into the Socceroos squad for their friendly against South Ko…
The Spurs forward talks about gruelling four-hour keepy-uppy sessions as a child, his desire to repay his family and why marriage can waitThe way that Son Heung-min tells it, he was 10 years old and squabbling with his older brother, Heung-yun. Then so…
Seoul’s mayor calls Games a chance ‘to change the fate of the Korean peninsula’Seoul is hoping to “change the fate of the Korean peninsula” with the launch of a bid to jointly host the 2032 Olympic Games with North Korea.Representatives from both Korea…
South Korea 0-1 Qatar (Abdulaziz Hatem 78’)Australia play UAE in Friday’s other quarter-finalQatar’s Abdulaziz Hatem scored with a stunning late strike to send the 2022 World Cup hosts to their first Asian Cup semi-final – and hand Mauricio Pochet…
South Korea 0-1 Qatar (Abdulaziz Hatem 78’)Australia play UAE in Friday’s other quarter-finalQatar’s Abdulaziz Hatem scored with a stunning late strike to send the 2022 World Cup hosts to their first Asian Cup semi-final – and hand Mauricio Pochet…
Human rights commission to interview possibly thousands of adults and children in wake of allegationsSouth Korea’s human rights commission plans to interview possibly thousands of adult and child athletes about a culture of abuse in sports after a wav…
The figures show Australia created 22 shots against South Korea, yet 14 of them were from outside the penalty areaIn an international calendar that UEFA has transformed through the Nations League, Australia’s 1-1 draw with South Korea on Saturday was f…
Australia 1–1 South KoreaMassimo Luongo scores a disputed equaliserAustralia have snatched a late draw with a controversial goal in the dying seconds of their friendly clash with South Korea in Brisbane.Massimo Luongo poked home with almost the last ki…
Updates from the Socceroos game in BrisbaneAny thoughts? Email or tweet @JPHowcroft 9.09am GMT 11 min: Korea want to play a controlled possession game and build from the back but Australia are refusing to allow them to settle. The Socceroos are playing…
• Jang Hyun-soo falsified records on military service exemption• ‘I am sorry to have disappointed everyone,’ defender saysThe South Korea defender Jang Hyun-soo has received a lifetime ban from playing for the national team and a 30 million won (£20,60…
• South Korea beat Japan 2-1 (aet) in Asian Games final• Tottenham forward is now exempt from 21 months’ serviceTottenham Hotspur forward Son Heung-min secured an exemption from military service – along with his South Korea teammates – when they beat J…
• South Korea beat Vietnam in Asian Games semi-final• Victory in final would exempt Spurs winger from military dutySon Heung-min’s chances of avoiding compulsory military service increased after South Korea beat Vietnam to advance to the final of the A…
As the dust settles on the World Cup in Russia, readers have been sharing their verdicts on their teams’ performancesI could not be prouder of my team. To see France do so well and bring such happiness to the country has been an incredible experience. …
After every game in Russia we asked our readers to rate the players and here are the verdicts, per game as well as average rating for the tournament The Russia World Cup came to a close with the France v Croatia final at the Luzhniki. There were 63 ga…
The 2018 World Cup was quite the tournament. Here we look back at Neymar rolling, Panama celebrating their first goal in the World Cup ever, the return of football’s coming home and more Continue reading…
At the end of the group stage we rank the 32 teams at the World Cup in Russia, with Brazil top, England in 10th and Panama lastIt is hard to shake the feeling that Brazil are the best-balanced side at this World Cup. Neymar has pranced and preened, par…
Co-hosts ‘indefinitely suspended’ for racist gestures on live TVSouth Korea had guaranteed Mexico a place in World Cup last 16A pair of US-based television hosts were indefinitely suspended on Thursday after using racist ‘slant-eye’ gestures during a l…
Going into the match, Kim Young-gwon was despised by his own fans, now he’s a national heroHeading into the match against Germany, the South Korean player who scored the opening goal was despised by his own fans. Last year, Kim Young-gwon lost favour w…
