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European clubs unsure over 2022 WC in winter

Sept 10, 2014

GENEVA (AP) ― Europe’s top football clubs still need to be convinced the 2022 World Cup in Qatar should be moved from summer.Although FIFA president Sepp Blatter has presented a switch to November-December as almost inevitable, the European Club Association wants to influence ongoing consultation talks.“We need more information before accepting the fact that the calendar should be disrupted,” ECA vice chairman Umberto Gandini said Tuesday. “We would not be part of something which is not credible
Dutch, Bosnia lose Euro qualifiers

Sept 10, 2014

LONDON (AP) ― The Netherlands had a disappointing start to qualifying for the European Championship, and fellow World Cup team Bosnia-Herzegovina lost to Cyprus in Tuesday’s biggest surprise.Wales narrowly avoided a similar stumble at tiny Andorra, while Italy had a comfortable victory in Antonio Conte’s first competitive game in charge.Defender Daryl Janmaat’s blunder handed substitute Vaclav Pilar an injury-time goal, lifting the Czech Republic to a 2-1 victory over the Netherlands. Janmaat at
With new coach watching, S. Korea falls to Uruguay in football friendly

Sept 9, 2014

GOYANG (Yonhap) -- With its new head coach looking on from the stands, South Korea fell to Uruguay 1-0 in their football friendly on Monday.Uli Stielike, an ex-German international appointed as the South Korea boss last week, watched the 59th-ranked Asian side fall to the sixth-ranked visitors before the sellout 38,000 fans at Goyang Stadium in Goyang, just west of Seoul.Defender Jose Gimenez foiled the South Koreans' bid to make a strong first impression on their new coach, heading in the winne
Korea beats Venezuela 3-1 in football friendly

Sept 6, 2014

South Korea came from behind to defeat Venezuela 3-1 in their football friendly match on Friday, with a veteran striker celebrating his milestone match with a pair of goals.Playing in his 100th international match, South Korean striker Lee Dong-gook headed in the go-ahead goal early in the second half and netted an insurance marker for good measure, giving the host a win before more than 34,000 fans at Bucheon Stadium, just west of Seoul.This was South Korea's first international contest since t
Stielike named to head Korean football team

Sept 5, 2014

Former German international Uli Stielike has been named the new head coach of the South Korean men’s football team, officials said Friday.The Korea Football Association said the 59-year-old is signed through the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.Stielike fills the vacancy at the football coaching position here left by Hong Myung-bo, who resigned in early July after South Korea crashed out of the World Cup in Brazil with one draw and two losses.The KFA said Stielike will arrive in South Korea on Mond
Conte tops Hiddink as Italy beats Netherlands

Sept 5, 2014

BARI, Italy (AP) ― Italy scored twice in the opening 10 minutes and Antonio Conte got the better of Guus Hiddink in their coaching debuts as a 10-man Netherlands was beaten 2-0 in a friendly on Thursday.Ciro Immobile scored his first international goal three minutes in, and Daniele De Rossi added a penalty in the 10th.The opening goal was set up by a long, vertical pass from defender Leonardo Bonucci, which Immobile controlled expertly then dribbled around goalkeeper Jasper Cillessen before slot
German Uli Stielike named new head coach of S. Korean men's football team

Sept 5, 2014

Former German national team player Uli Stielike has been named the new head coach of the South Korean men's football team, officials said Friday.The Korea Football Association (KFA) said the 59-year-old is signed through the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia.Stielike fills the vacancy at the football coaching position here left by Hong Myung-bo, who resigned in early July after South Korea crashed out of the World Cup in Brazil with one draw and two losses.The KFA said Stielike will arrive in South
Argentina beats Germany 4-2 in World Cup rematch

Sept 4, 2014

DUESSELDORF, Germany (AP) ― Angel di Maria set up three goals and scored the fourth himself as Argentina trounced Germany 4-2 in its friendly game Wednesday to get a small measure of payback after losing to the host in the World Cup final.Argentina was up 4-0 after just 50 minutes to dampen the home side’s World Cup title celebrations in its first game since winning the final 1-0 in extra time in Brazil in July.“It can’t be revenge,” Germany coach Joachim Loew said. “You can’t bring the final ba
Back on the saddle

Sept 3, 2014

Korea set to host Venezuela in first match since WC
Pro football body launches English-language website

Sept 3, 2014

The K League, the national governing body of professional football, launched an English-language website Wednesday, hoping that the move will help it better communicate with its growing international fan base. The website at www.kleague.com/eng contains information on the first-division K League Classic and the second-tier K League Challenge. The site features fixtures and results, match reports, statistics, league tables, video highlights and overviews of each club in both circuits. The page al
Korea to host Venezuela in first football match since World Cup

Sept 3, 2014

South Korea will host Venezuela on Friday in its first international football match since the FIFA World Cup in Brazil.The match will kick off at 8 p.m. at Bucheon Stadium in Bucheon, just west of Seoul. It will be the first-ever meeting between South Korea and Venezuela.South Korea is ranked 57th in the world, 28 spots below Venezuela.South Korea will then face Uruguay next Monday in Goyang, northwest of the capital city.The host will be without a head coach in these two matches.South Korea has
Footballers gather for camp ahead of friendlies

Sept 2, 2014

Ahead of South Korea’s first international matches since the disappointing FIFA World Cup in Brazil, members of the country’s senior national squad gathered on Tuesday to open their training camp.South Korea is scheduled to host Venezuela on Friday in Bucheon, just west of Seoul in Gyeonggi Province, and to meet Uruguay on Monday in Goyang, northwest of the capital city. Both matches will kick off at 8 p.m.The players first met at a hotel here in Goyang and are scheduled to begin training at the
Korea’s Asiad soccer squad opens camp

Sept 1, 2014

The South Korean men’s Asiad soccer team opened its training camp Monday, launching a quest to end the country’s 28-year gold medal drought in the quadrennial competition.The 20-man squad, coached by Lee Kwang-jong, has been paired in Group A with Malaysia, Saudi Arabia and Laos. The top two teams from the group will reach the round of 16.This year’s Asian Games will open on Sept. 19 in Incheon, a metropolitan city west of Seoul, but the football tournament will kick off Sept. 14, with South Kor
Chelsea wins big

Aug 31, 2014

LONDON (AP) ― Chelsea showed off its newfound attacking sparkle in a 6-3 win over Everton on the day Manchester City slipped to a surprise first defeat in its Premier League title defense.City’s 1-0 home loss to Stoke on Saturday was exacerbated by its title rival’s wild victory at Goodison Park, in which Spain striker Diego Costa scored in the first and last minutes to continue the superb start to his Chelsea career.Another big-money arrival in English football, Angel Di Maria, made a promising
Ex-K Leaguer joins Belgian club owned by S. Korean firm

Aug 29, 2014

A Belgian professional football club recently purchased by a South Korean marketing firm has signed its first player from the Asian country, officials said Friday.Sportizen, a Seoul-based sports marketing agency that recently acquired A.F.C. Tubize, said the second-division Belgian club has signed midfielder Hwang Jin-sung to a one-year contract.Financial details of the deal were not disclosed. Sportizen said Hwang could make his Belgian debut at home on Wednesday.Earlier this month, Sportizen a