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Spain tops FIFA rankings

Jul 28, 2011

ZURICH (AP) ― World and European champion Spain remained at No. 1 in the monthly FIFA rankings released Wednesday and the United States dropped six places to No. 30.Netherlands and Germany rounded out the top three in the standings that will be used to help decide seedings in Saturday’s World Cup qualifying draw.Brazil climbed one place to fourth despite only reaching the Copa America quarterfinal
Park, Man U rip MLS All-Stars

Jul 28, 2011

HARRISON, New Jersey (AP) ― Wayne Rooney set up two goals and Park Ji-sung danced around a defender for another as Manchester United put on another show during its tour of the United States with a 4-0 victory over the MLS All-Stars on Wednesday.Anderson, Dimitar Berbatov and Danny Welbeck also scored for the reigning English Premier League champions, who have outscored their opponents 18-2 to win
Ji Dong-won impresses Sunderland manager

Jul 27, 2011

Sunderland boss Steve Bruce says Korean striker Ji Dong-won has done his chances of earning a first-team spot for the start of the new Premier League term no harm after an impressive preseason.The 20-year-old Korea international joined the Black Cats from K-League club Chunnam Dragons during the offseason after interest from PSV Eindhoven, Schalke and Newcastle.Sunderland’s Ji Dong-won (Yonhap New
No gimmick: Park a core player for United

Jul 26, 2011

CHICAGO (AP) _ To some, Park Ji-sung seemed to be nothing more than a human marketing ploy when he arrived at Manchester United in 2005.Fans figured the English Premier League team simply wanted to raise its profile and sell more merchandise in Asia, and adding a South Korean player seemed to be the easiest path for the world's most popular club to reach an even broader audience.So much for that:
Ki helps Celtic make strong start

Jul 25, 2011

GLASGOW (AP) ― Celtic opened its attempt to end Rangers’ run of three straight Scottish Premier League titles with a 2-0 win at Hibernian on Sunday.Former Hibernian striker Anthony Stokes put Celtic ahead from close range in the 14th minute after goalkeeper Graham Stack spilled a free kick at the back post and South Korea international Ki Sung-yueng made it 2-0 in the 63rd with a shot low from the
Big moves seen in K-League

Jul 24, 2011

The transfer window in South Korea can be a fast-moving beast. If you take your eyes off it for a second, it can slip out of sight and then catch you by surprise. Already this month we have seen deals from out of the blue. Incheon United’s star striker Yoo Byung-soo is out of the blue of Incheon United and on his way to the desert with Al Hilal of Saudi Arabia. In his first season as a professiona
Park expected to sign new deal with United

Jul 22, 2011

CHICAGO (AP) -- Alex Ferguson expects South Korean midfielder Park Ji-sung to sign a contract extension that will keep him at Manchester United for two more years.Manchester United's Wayne Rooney (center) is greeted by Manchester United's Ji-Sung Park (left) after Rooney scored a goal in the second half of a friendly soccer match, Wednesday, July 20, 2011, in Seattle. (AP-Yonhap News)Speaking at a
New manager Yoo ready for action

Jul 21, 2011

He’s back. Former national team midfielder Yoo Sang-chul returned to top-flight football after being appointed as the new manager of Daejeon Citizen FC last week.Speaking at his first news conference Wednesday, Yoo said he was ready for a new challenge. Yoo Sang-chulBut the 39-year-old admitted that he has a huge task to rebuild and reshape the team. He knew that his appointment came at a difficul
Son shines in German preseason

Jul 20, 2011

New season brings new aspirations, and for Bundesliga club Hamburg their teenage striker Son Heung-min is a new inspiration.Thanks to the young South Korean, the Hamburg SV continued their successful preseason campaign by defeating league rivals Bayern Munich 2-1 in Mainz on Tuesday. Playing against the world’s top footballers, such as Dutch midfielder Arjen Robben and France international Frank R
Buckling to temptation not new in soccer

Jul 18, 2011

A match-fixing scandal in South Korean football shows little sign of slowing down with a growing number of players and teams implicated. The one consolation for the Korean Football Association and the K-League is that they are not alone. It is an international issue.In June, 10 South Korean players were charged by prosecutors with accepting bribes to fix the result of games. In July, 46 more were
Striker Ji tunes into new club

Jul 18, 2011

South Korean striker Ji Dong-won has expressed his excitement for the upcoming season in the English Premier League. The 20-year-old Ji, who signed last month with Sunderland AFC, is enjoying being on the pre-season tour with his new club. Sunderland’s new striker Ji Dong-won (right) of Korea speaks with manager Steve Bruce on Friday. (Sunderland)“If I stay injury free and have time to adapt prope
FC Seoul and Suwon seek spark

Jul 18, 2011

So much has happened in this K-League season, some good and quite a lot fairly bad. It seems a long time since it all started back at the beginning of March. Champions FC Seoul and FA Cup holders Suwon Bluewings met in the capital in front of almost 50,000 fans. It wasn’t the best of games but it saw Suwon win 2-0. Whatever the result, the expectation was that both teams would have a good seasonTh
Japan bathes in glory of World Cup win

Jul 18, 2011

TOKYO (AFP) -- Japan erupted in joy early Monday after their women‘s football team won the World Cup in Germany, hailing the penalty shootout victory as a “dream come true”.Supporters watched the cliffhanger 3-1 shootout win over twice champions the United States live on television at home, in sports bars and in public places across the country.Japan players celebrate with the trophy after winning
5 N. Koreans positive for steroids

Jul 17, 2011

Officials blame traditional musk deer gland medicineFRANKFURT, Germany (AP) ― A total of five North Korea players have tested positive for steroids at the women’s World Cup, soccer’s biggest doping scandal at a major tournament in 17 years.FIFA president Sepp Blatter said Saturday that after two players were caught during the tournament this month, FIFA tested the rest of the North Korean squad an
U.S., Japan roar into Cup final

Jul 14, 2011

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) ― Both call teamwork the highest good and both are in the final of the World Cup after 3-1 victories. Yet few teams could be as different as the United States and Japan.The U.S. team again fed off the emotional high of overcoming fatigue and setbacks to find exhilarating unity and late goals to beat France.Japan, meanwhile, prided itself on an inner calm when it trailed Swe