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Where should Koreans watch BTS’s FIFA halftime show? JTBC makes its case.

Korean network JTBC prepares extensive coverage for the FIFA World Cup, including matches and special programs, while addressing past criticisms over broadcasting rights disputes.

2026.5.21

Park Ji-sung comes on in a match between Only Glory FC and the Suwon Samsung Bluewings at Suwon World Cup Stadium in Suwon, Gyeonggi, on April 19. [YONHAP]

Park, Park, he's playing in Gyeonggi: Manchester United OGs lose to Bluewings icons in exhibition

Park Ji-sung was joined by former Manchester United teammates Ryan Giggs, Rio Ferdinand, Patrice Evra, Edwin van der Sar and Dimitar Berbatov in a legends match against Suwon Samsung Bluewings icons in Suwon on Sunday.

2026.4.20

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Former professional footballers Ronaldinho and Wayne Rooney will play in the Nexon Icons Match at the Seoul World Cup Stadium in Mapo District, western Seoul, in September. [NEXON]

Ronaldinho, Rooney and Casillas to face off in Seoul's Nexon Icons Match in September

Ronaldinho, Rooney, and Kaká will headline the Nexon Icons Match in Seoul on Sept. 13-14, featuring legendary players facing off in a showdown between strikers and defenders.

2025.8.21

Cha Bum-kun, right, during his playing days in the German Bundesliga. [JOONGANG ILBO]

Son follows footsteps of other Korean internationals with LAFC curtain call

Son Heung-min's move to Los Angeles FC follows in the footsteps of players like Park Ji-sung, who returned to PSV Eindhoven for his final season, or Hong Myung-bo and Lee Young-pyo, who both ended their careers in the MLS.

2025.8.7

FC Spear's Park Ji-sung passes the ball during the Nexon Icons Match against Shield United at Seoul World Cup Stadium in western Seoul on Oct. 20, 2024. [NEWS1]

Park, Park, wherever he may be, in the Nexon Icons Match with a healthy knee

Park Ji-sung is ready to reap the fruits of a year of training with a return to one of the most star-studded exhibition football series in the world, the Nexon Icons Match, which is returning to Korea after smashing success last year.

2025.7.4

FC Spear's Park Ji-sung celebrates scoring during the Nexon Icons Match against Shield United at Seoul World Cup Stadium in western Seoul on Oct. 20, 2024. [NEWS1]

YouTube video hints at return of star-studded Nexon Icons Match

The star-studded Nexon Icons Match may return for a second edition, with a new promotional video hinting at a possible rematch after last year’s sellout crowd and global buzz.

2025.6.5

The cast of Coupang Play's ″Shooting Star″ poses for a photo during a press conference held on Nov. 14 at the Stanford Hotel in Mapo District, western Seoul. [YONHAP]

Coupang Play's 'Shooting Star' to bring back Korean football legends for competition show

Korean streaming platform Coupang Play is bringing the nostalgia for football reality series “Shooting Star.”

2024.11.14

John Arne Riise attempts a shot past Didier Drogba [NEWS1]

Six Ballon d'Ors and John Arne Riise on a pitch — in pictures

2010 is calling and it wants its players back. From Thierry Henry, Yaya Toure and Rio Fedinand to Carles Puyol, Kaka and Rivaldo, some of the biggest football legends rocked up in Seoul to play the exhibition match to end all exhibition matches

2024.10.21

Poster for ″MMCA Play″ [NATIONAL MUSEUM OF MODERN AND CONTEMPORARY ART]

MMCA event to feature futsal classes, art tours with ex-footballer Park Ji-sung

The National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art, in collaboration with Nike, will host a multicultural event featuring football legend Park Ji-sung. The program includes futsal activities, a lecture by Park, and a special exhibition tour.

2024.7.5

Manchester United former player Park Ji-sung, left, shakes hands with former manager Alex Ferguson as Park is introduced as a new ambassador for the club before the team's English Premier League match against Everton at Old Trafford Stadium in Manchester, England in 2014. [AP/YONHAP]

[THINK ENGLISH] 알렉스 퍼거슨 전 감독, “박지성에 메시 전담수비 안 시킨건 실수”

Former Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson called Korea’s Park Ji-sung one of the most underrated players he's ever managed, speaking with football commentator Gary Neville in a new interview posted to TikTok, saying it was a “mistake” not...

2023.11.27