Not for the first time this season I feature a photograph of a “resigned” manager on my mactchday previews as this time we bid farewell, a fond one for some, to FC Seoul’s Choi Yong-soo. Choi was in his 2nd stint at the club and quite like Kim Hak-beom circa Seongnam 2016, his past successes…
Across the footballing world one of the elements that unites us whether we are watching in a rain-soaked stadium in Scotland, a beach bar in Rio or on a ridiculously large TV in a Seoul chicken hof is the ‘Magic of the Cup’, and more accurately the hope and desire to see an underdog make…
It’s back! In the words of The Rock, finally the K-League has returned to our TVs albeit with closed stadiums and no fans. It’s been a long wait and here’s hoping it’s been worth it as the 2020 season kicks off on Friday May 8th with pretty much the whole footballing supporting world having access…
The group stages for the 2020 Asian Champions League have been drawn although we still await who from Japan will take the remaining spot in Group G. K-League champions Jeonbuk will meet Sydney FC and recent J-League champions Yokohama Marinos in what looks like being the hardest group of the bunch. Meanwhile Ulsan’s reward for…
With Seongnam being drawn away to the Army down in Sangju eyes were diverted elsewhere in the hope of finding an FA Cup fixture that was ‘work-friendly’. Both Suwon teams were awarded home draws and given my desire to limit the number of Bluewings victories I wish to watch in a year it was off…
A potential upset was averted in Shandong as the heavily favoured hosts trailed Hanoi T&T 1-0 at HT but three goals in the last 15 minutes including a strike from Graziano Pelle killed the visitors off and confirmed Shandong’s place in Group E alongside Gyeongnam FC.
This week sees attention turn towards the FA Cup as the 3rd round gets underway with the K-League Two teams entering the competition and as a result we have two all K2 draws namely Busan vs Bucheon on April 3rd and tonight’s ‘all Citizen’ clash between Seongnam vs Daejeon. Seongnam come into the…
K-League Classic Relegation Group Previews This weekend sees the final matches in the K-League Classic in what has been one of the most unpredictable seasons I can remember. We’ve had points deducted, ‘giants’ being slain while others implode plus the emergence of a new face at the party. The K-League have split the fixtures…
The K-League Classic Round 35 Previews Last week we witnessed the title race being blown wide open as Jeonbuk suffered their first league defeat of season at the hands of Jeju and Seoul continued their good run of form by dispatching Ulsan to pull level on points. Things also remain tight at the bottom with both…
After a week off for international duty domestic football returns this weekend with the first of the post-split fixtures. For some the international break is a welcome distraction and a time to rest and recharge the batteries and this is undoubtedly the case for most K-League players as international coach Uli Stielike continues to select his…
The K-League Kilt 