South Korea, after suffering a shock defeat at the death of extra time against UAE in the semi-finals of 2010 Guangzhou Asian Games, defeated Iran 4-3 in a dramatic come-from-behind win on Thursday to bring home the Bronze Medal. After allowing Iran to score two goals in the first half alone, Koreans pulled one back in the 47th minute with a fantastic 20 yard...

Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors will face Jeju United in the 2010 K-League championship playoff semi-final this Sunday afternoon as they booked their passage and a spot in the 2011 AFC Champions League tournament with a 1-0 win over Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma this evening. Both sides had a number of chances throughout the match however the game’s solitary goal came in...

Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors will face Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma on Wednesday for the right to face Jeju United in the next round of the K-League championship playoff series, and a place in the 2011 AFC Champions League competition, after both teams earned victories in their respective playoff matches at the weekend. A tenth minute header from former Suwon Samsung...

Suwon City finally ended their long wait for championsip glory on Saturday, as despite going down to a 1-0 home defeat to Daejeon Hydro & Nuclear Power they were crowned 2010 National League champions after a 2-1 aggregate victory in the championship playoff final. An own goal from Daejeon goalkeeper Choi Kyu-hwan and a second from Jang Ji-wook had given...

Gyeongju Citizen were crowned 2010 K3 League champions on Saturday as they won 1-0 at home to title rivals Samcheok Sinwoo Electronics to secure an aggregate victory in this season’s championship playoff final series. The two sides had played out a goalless draw in Samcheok in the first leg, but Samcheok went into the weekend’s second leg with the...

Korean superstar Park Ji-sung‘s fine first half display drove Manchester United past Wigan Athletic in its 2-0 win at Old Trafford on Sunday. The win put United level in points with league leaders Chelsea who lost its second straight match to Birmingham. Chelsea still lead the league due to its advantage in goal differential. Contrary to the final...

18-year old midfielder Son Heung-min continued to add to his burgeoning reputation as a starlet in the Bundesliga with a well-taken brace against Hannover 86. The fleet-footed youngster was on hand to receive a timely cross in the box after a terrific run on the left wing by Jonathan Pitroipa only five minutes before the half-time interval to equalize. It was a...

Ahn Iksoo has been hired as Busan I’Park’s manager for the next 4 years. Ahn replaces Hwang Sunhong, who had fled to Busan I’Park’s Gyungsang rival Pohang Steelers—a club Hwang had spent 5 prolific years during his playing career. Ahn, currently the assistant manager for the 2010 K-League regular season champion FC Seoul, will join the club at the end...