[SOUTH KOREA TRIP] Civana Kuhlmann and FrankieTagliaferri, holdovers from the last cycle, will lead the U.S. under-17 women’s national team in action on its 10-day trip to South Korea that begins Monday. This will be the firstinternational trip for head coach B.J. Snow‘s players at the U-17 level. South Korea, winner of the 2008 U-17 […]
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South Korea Coach Hong Resigns
South Korea coach and former LA Galaxy defender Hong Myung-bo announced his resignation on Thursday, and shouldered the blame for his team’s early exit from the World Cup in Brazil. TheKoreans finished last in Group H with one point from three games. The announcement came just a week after Huh Jung-moo, vice president of the […]
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Capello: Russian Response is 'the Greatest Birthday Gift I Could Receive'
Russia coach Fabio Capello was apparently so pleased that his team was able to rescue a point against South Korea in its Group H opener that he described the draw as “the greatestbirthday gift I could receive.” One wonders, then, what Capello, who turned 68 on Wednesday, would have said had his team secured all […]
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Group H Preview: Belgium's Red Devils sit pretty
By Paul Kennedy Belgium is one of the hot World Cup teams, loaded with young talent from Europe’s top clubs. Thanks to a very favorable draw interms of opposition and travel, the Red Devils are overwhelming favorites to win Group H, though they’d then come up against the second-place team that survives the USA’s very […]
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South Korea replaces left back Kim with Mainz's Park
[WORLD CUP 2014] Mainz defender Park Joo-ho was called into South Korea’s 23-player World Cup squad after starting leftback Kim Jin-su was ruled out because of an ankle ligament injury. Kim, 21, was recently injured playing for Japanese club Albirex Niigata andsurgery was delayed to see if he could recover in time for South Korea’s […]
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South Korea's Bo forced to apologize after loss
[WORLD CUP 2014 FRIENDLIES] South Korea’s send-off match did not turn out well, so poorly in fact that Coach Hong Myung-Bo had to apologize afterward for the 1-0 loss to Tunisia in front of more than 50,000 fans in Seoul.
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South Korea's Hong rings in changes
[WORLD CUP 2014] Hong Myung-bo picked just five players from South Korea’s 2010 World Cup squad for the team he will taketo Brazil for the 2014 finals. Hong, who played for MLS’s LA Galaxy in 2003-04, picked just one player older than 30, Kwak Tae-hwi, who is based inSaudi Arabia. The South Korea squad also […]
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USA-South Korea highlights
[VIDEO PICK] The USA got goals in each half from Chris Wondolowski to beat South Korea, 2-0, in its first friendly of theyear. The Taeguk Warriors had a big edge in shots, 16-9, but could not do much with their chances. For all the video highlights …||||||
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U.S. Player Ratings: Beckerman, Wondo and Zusi stand out
By Mike Woitalla Facing fellow World Cup qualifier South Korea in its first game of 2014, the USA strolled to a 2-0 win thanks to goals by ChrisWondolowski, who struck in the 4th and 60th minutes, with Graham Zusi playing a key role in both. Kyle Beckerman marshaled a U.S. midfield thatkept enough possession to […]
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Wondo plays the closer as USA downs South Korea
By Ridge Mahoney San Jose Earthquakes forward Chris Wondolowski shook of the demons of missed chanceswearing the U.S. jersey earlier in his career by firing a pair of accurate strikes as the Americans opened their 2014 campaign with a 2-0 win Saturday at StubHub Center. A lot of U.S.players on the bubble toiled for long […]