Sunderland’s Ji Dong-won may be sent out on loan

South Korean striker Ji Dong-won, at Sunderland in the English Premier League, may be given an opportunity to go out on loan.Sunderland boss Martin O’Neill is ready to send some of his younger players out on loan, and Connor Wickham and the 21-year-old are among those expected to be involved, a Sunderland newspaper reported Wednesday.“Now the emergency loan window is getting ready to open this weekend, I’ll look at other things. There is possibility that may some players will go out on loan,” O’

Sept. 6, 2012

Park and Ki among 25-man Premier League rosters

South Korean football stars Park Ji-sung of Queens Park Rangers and Ki Sung-yueng of Swansea City have made it to the 25-man rosters for the 2012-2013 season of the English Premier League.The Premier League Board announced the 25-man squad lists of 19 out of the 20 top flight clubs Monday on its website. Stoke City is the only squad that has not confirmed its list as it awaits a go-ahead from the board over its move for free agent Michael Owen.Park is captain of QPR in his eighth season in Premi

Sept. 5, 2012

QPR comes up short against City

Ki keeps ball as Swans substitute in his first regular league matchVictory remained elusive for Park Ji-sung at Queens Park Rangers, after it lost its English Premier League match 3-1 against Manchester City on Saturday.The 32-year-old, wearing the captain’s armband, was industrious throughout the match at the Etihad Stadium Saturday.QPR manager Mark Hughes positioned Park at left midfield, suggesting a more attacking role from him than in his first two games.Throughout the match, Park linked up

Sept. 2, 2012

S. Korean footballer Park Chu-young joins Celta Vigo

Park Chu-young (Yonhap News)South Korean football forward Park Chu-young has joined Spain's top-division club Celta Vigo, the club said in its Web site seen in Seoul Saturday. Celta Vigo said Park will play for the club on a loan from his current club, Arsenal in the English Premier League, without providing further details, including his salary.According to British and Spanish media, Celta Vigo i

Sept. 2, 2012

Liverpool, Inter into Europa groups

PARIS (AFP) ― European heavyweights Liverpool and Inter Milan qualified for the Europa League group stage after coming through their respective play-off ties on Thursday.Luis Suarez’s goal sent Liverpool into the knock-out phase with a 1-1 draw against Scottish Premier League side Hearts.Brendan Rodgers’ team had a 1-0 advantage from last week’s first leg at Tynecastle but despite dominating for long periods at Anfield, they failed to put the visitors out of reach.David Templeton looked set to m

Aug. 31, 2012

Park Chu-young to join Spanish club: reports

South Korean football forward Park Chu-young is close to joining a top-division Spanish club, Spanish media reported Friday.Newspaper Faro de Vigo said Park is expected to join Celta Vigo on a loan from his current club, Arsenal in the English Premier League. The paper said Park was already in Vigo, the team‘s hometown, for a medical and could become the team’s latest member as early as early Saturday, Korean time. The transfer windows for English and Spanish clubs close midnight Friday, which i

Aug. 31, 2012

S. Korea loses to Japan in U-20 Women‘s World Cup

South Korea fell to Japan 3-1 in the quarterfinals of the FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup here Thursday.At National Stadium in the Japanese capital, midfielders Hanae Shibata grabbed a brace and Yoko Tanaka had another for the victorious host. Jeoun Eun-ha had the lone goal for South Korea.With Japan holding on to a 2-1 lead, Tanaka scored her team-leading fifth goal of the tournament in the 37th minute for a two-goal cushion that Japan never relinquished.In a match that was even more lopsided than

Aug. 31, 2012

Madrid beats Barcelonato win Super Cup

MADRID (AP) ― Real Madrid took advantage of quick goals to beat 10-man Barcelona 2-1 on Wednesday to win the Spanish Super Cup on away goals after the two-legged tie ended 4-4.Gonzalo Higuain and Cristiano Ronaldo put Madrid in control with goals inside 23 minutes at the Santiago Bernabeu to take advantage of Barcelona’s poor start.Adriano was red-carded for tripping Ronaldo as he was set to race clear on goalkeeper Victor Valdes in the 28th to further thwart the visitors’ hopes.But Lionel Messi

Aug. 30, 2012

Focus on Park’s future as transfer window closing

With the summer transfer window for European clubs closing Aug. 31, the focus is on the future of Park Chu-young, a South Korean international on Arsenal, in the English Premier League.The 27-year-old forward is out of favor with the club and in a situation to move. Manager Arsene Wenger recently changed his number from 9 to 30, a move effectively to make him a bench warmer. Three clubs are reportedly interested in Park: Norwich City and Fulham of the English Premier League, and Celta Vigo of th

Aug. 30, 2012

Ki debuts as Swansea continues winning start

South Korean star and record signing Ki Sung-yueng made his Swansea debut on Tuesday night, as the club maintained their winning start to the season.In the second round of the Capital One Cup against championship team Barnsley, the latest recruit from Celtic didn’t make a goal but gave his team offense momentum with stable passes and bold tackles until being substituted by Mark Gower in the 76th minute. The Korean started wearing No. 24 as the red tape concerning his 5.5 million pound ($8.7 mill

Aug. 29, 2012

England-based players to join World Cup squad

Park Jong-woo named to national squad for the first timeLee Chung-yong of Bolton Wanderers, Park Chu-young of Arsenal and Ki Sung-yueng of Swansea were included in the South Korean squad named Wednesday seeking to qualify for its eighth World Cup running.Head coach Choi Kang-hee’s 23-man roster also includes Park Jong-woo, who celebrated the country’s bronze medal win at the London Olympics in a controversial manner. He is under investigation by FIFA and the IOC for picking up and raising a sign

Aug. 29, 2012

Getafe shocks Real Madrid

MADRID (AP) ― Defending champion Real Madrid has made its worst start to a season in 39 years after losing 2-1 at Getafe on Sunday to stay winless following two rounds of the Spanish league and sit five points adrift of Barcelona.Madrid had led after 27 minutes through Gonzalo Higuain, before Juan Valera equalized for Getafe in the 55th. Another defensive lapse led to Abdelaziz Barrada scoring the winner from a counterattack in the 75th.Madrid hasn’t begun a season without a victory in the first

Aug. 27, 2012

Ki, Swansea complete deal

Midfielder Ki Sung-yueng signed with Swansea on Friday to become the most expensive Korean player in the English Premier League.The 23-year-old made the move from the Scottish champion Celtic to the South Wales club after signing a three-year contract for an undisclosed fee. It has been reported that the Olympic bronze medalist cost the Premier League club a club-record 6 million pounds ($9.5 million).“When I look at Swansea I see a club that is growing and growing, and the style here is very at

Aug. 26, 2012

Van Persie boosts United

LONDON (AP) ― Robin van Persie scored his first goal for Manchester United in the Premier League as his side came from behind to beat Fulham 3-2 at Old Trafford on Saturday.Damien Duff had given Fulham a surprise lead in the third minute, before the Netherlands striker met Patrice Evra’s cross with a neat left-footed flick into the far corner of Mark Schwarzer’s goal seven minutes later.Shinji Kagawa also scored his first for United in the 35th and Rafael Da Silva added a third with a header, gi

Aug. 26, 2012