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Lee Tae-seok, left, and Lee Kang-in appear on KBS TV show ″Fly Shoot Dori″ in 2007. [KBS YOUTUBE SCREEN CAPTURE]

‘슛돌이’ 동기 이강인·이태석, 18년 만에 완성한 한 골

Lee Tae-seok headed in the winner for the Korean national team against Ghana on Tuesday, partnering up with Lee Kang-in for a goal that has been 18 years in the making.

2025.11.24

Lee Kang-in to Lee Tae-seok: A goal 18 years in the making

Lee Tae-seok headed in the winner for the Korean national team against Ghana on Tuesday, partnering up with Lee Kang-in for a goal that has been 18 years in the making.

2025.11.19

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The Taeguki is raised during the Korean national anthem at Seoul World Cup stadium in western Seoul on Nov. 18. [YONHAP]

Korea beat Ghana 1-0 to bring curtain down on 2025 — as it happened

It's close to freezing in Seoul as Korea take on Ghana. Has Son Heung-min gone soft under the California sun? Can Lee Kang-in finally make it work? Has Kim Min-jae brought the monster? For all that and more, join us here for live updates.

2025.11.18

Son Heung-min celebrates after scoring the opening goal at Daejeon World Cup Stadium in Daejeon on Nov. 14. [YONHAP]

Son Heung-min, Cho Gue-sung score as Korea beat Bolivia 2-0 — as it happened

Son Heung-min and Cho Gue-sung picked up a goal apiece as Korea beat Bolivia 2-0 in the first friendly of the November international break on Friday.

2025.11.14

Son Heung-min, top, trains with his Korea teammates at Mir Stadium in Yongin, Gyeonggi on March 22 ahead of a game against Jordan on March 25. [YONHAP]

Struggling Korea need to turn things around against Jordan

In a matter of days, Korea went from feeling hopeful they could grab an early World Cup berth to standing on the precipice of losing the top spot in their qualification group.

2025.3.24

Chung Mong-kyu, president of the Korea Football Association, attends an executive meeting to discuss the national team and manager Jurgen Klinsmann's spot at its helm at the KFA House in Jongno District, southern Seoul on Feb. 16, 2024. [NEWS1]

Korean football chief election postponed indefinitely

The controversial election for the national football chief has been postponed for the second time, after key officials resigned en masse Friday while facing accusations of bias.

2025.1.12

KFA Techincal Director Lee Lim-saeng speaks during a press conference at the KFA House in central Seoul on July 8. [YONHAP]

Top Korean football exec booked over controversial national team hire

Korea Football Association Technical Director Lee Lim-saeng has been booked on obstruction of business charges, according to police Wednesday.

2024.7.24

Football player Hwang Ui-jo speaks with the press in this file photo dated Feb. 22, 2023, in Seoul. [NEWS1]

Hwang Ui-jo's sister-in-law gets three-year sentence for sex tape leaking

A court handed down a three-year sentence to the sister-in-law of football star Hwang Ui-jo on Thursday, on charges of leaking the player’s sex tapes and blackmailing.

2024.3.14

Paying respects

Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors and FC Seoul players observe a minute's silence in tribute to the victims of the Itaewon disaster before playing the second leg of the FA Cup finals on Sunday at Jeonju World Cup stadium in Jeonju, North Jeolla.

2022.10.30

Daejeon Hana Citizen players and staff celebrate their victory against Gimcheon Sangmu on Saturday and their promotion to the top tier next season at Gimcheon Stadium in Gimcheon, North Gyeongsang. [YONHAP]

Daejeon beat Gimcheon to earn promotion to K League 1

K League 2 club Daejeon Hana Citizen have earned a spot in the K League 1 next season after beating Gimcheon Sangmu 4-0 on Saturday. In the other playoff, the Suwon Samsung Bluewings narrowly escaped relegation, beating FC Anyang 1-0.