South Korea appointed Hong Myung-bo as national team head coach for the second time on Sunday. Hong succeeds Jurgen Klinsmann and returns to the job he left in July 2014 after a 12-month spell ended in a disappointing World Cup performance. Hong, who led Korea’s U-23 team to bronze at the 2012 London Olympics, had seemed to rule himself out …
Striker Hwang Ui-jo has been suspended by South Korea seven weeks before the Asian Cup because of a police investigation into allegations he illegally filmed an ex-girlfriend. Hwang played for South Korea in two World Cup qualifiers this month, scoring a penalty against Singapore but the Korea Football Association on Tuesday suspended him pending the outcome of police investigations. “Football …
North Korea has notified authorities that its team plans to skip next month's World Cup qualifiers hosted by South Korea due to coronavirus fears, the South's football association said on Monday. North Korea's football association sent a letter on Friday to the Asian Football Confederation declaring that its team would not participate in the second round of qualifiers, Korea Football …
