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Dongduk Women’s University halts coeducation talks
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OpenAI in talks with Samsung to power AI features, report says
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Two jailed for forcing disabled teens into prostitution
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Trump picks ex-N. Korea policy official as his principal deputy national security adviser
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South Korean military plans to launch new division for future warfare
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Gold bars and cash bundles; authorities confiscate millions from tax dodgers
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Kia EV9 GT marks world debut at LA Motor Show
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Teen smoking, drinking decline, while mental health, dietary habits worsen
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New-look committee to meet over head coach
Technical director Lee Yong-soo (Yonhap)The new-look technical committee at the Korea Football Association will hold its inaugural meeting to go over candidates for the coaching vacancy on the men’s senior national team, officials said.The KFA named Lee Yong-soo, a popular television analyst and a university professor, as its new technical director last Thursday.At his inaugural press conference on Monday, Lee announced seven new members of his technical committee, vowing to take steps to help i
July 30, 2014
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Korea to travel to Iran for friendly in November
South Korea will travel to Iran for a football friendly in November, an official with the sport’s national governing body said Wednesday.“We will have a friendly match against Iran in Tehran on Nov. 18,” an official with the Korea Football Association said, confirming an earlier Iranian media report saying the two countries would meet in November.Korea will host Venezuela on Sept. 5 and Uruguay on Sept. 8, as part of its preparation for the Asian Cup in Australia next January. South Korea will p
July 30, 2014
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‘No rush to name head coach’
Lee Yong-soo, freshly minted as South Korean football’s new technical director, said Monday he is in no rush to fill in the head coaching vacancy on the senior national team.Lee, 54, was named the new head of the technical committee of the Korea Football Association last Thursday. The committee’s main responsibility is to nominate head coaches for national teams in different age brackets. The position on the senior team has been vacant since Hong Myung-bo resigned earlier this month in the wake
July 28, 2014
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Football icon Park Ji-sung bids adieu to Korean fans
Retiring South Korean football icon Park Ji-sung bid adieu to fans in style, scoring a goal in his final match on Friday while getting a hero's farwell.Park, a former South Korean captain who announced his retirement in May, made his last appearance at the K League Classic All-Star Game in Seoul on Friday. He served as the captain of the team of active and former players, as they took on the K League All-Stars at Seoul World Cup Stadium.Park, who had earlier said he was worried about his conditi
July 25, 2014
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Suarez could make Barcelona debut against Madrid
MADRID (AP) ― Luis Suarez could make his Barcelona debut against Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium in October. The Spanish league announced its schedule for the 2014-15 season on Thursday, and the first “clasico” is due to take place on the weekend when Suarez’s four-month ban for biting an opponent at the World Cup is to end. Real Madrid will host Barcelona in the ninth round on the weekend of Oct. 25-26. Suarez’s ban will be completed on Oct. 25, making him available on the 26th. It
July 25, 2014
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Pinto fails to agree on new contract, leaves Costa Rica
SAN JOSE (AP) ― Jorge Luis Pinto, who produced the surprise of the World Cup by coaching tiny Costa Rica to the quarterfinals, is leaving after failing to agree on a new contract. The Costa Rican federation announced Pinto’s departure on Thursday. Pinto said he was leaving because of disagreements with unnamed members of his coaching staff. He said they asked that he be fired 1 1/2 years ago. “I slept with the enemy for 1 1/2 years,” Pinto said. “I had my differences with the staff. They don’t s
July 25, 2014
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TV analyst named new technical chief
The national football governing body on Thursday named a popular television analyst as its new technical chief.The Korea Football Association announced that Lee Yong-soo, a commentator for KBS and a professor of physical education at Sejong University in Seoul, will be the new head of its technical committee. Lee, who served in the same role during the 2002 FIFA World Cup, replaces Hwangbo Kwan, who resigned in the wake of South Korea’s early exit from the 2014 World Cup in Brazil.The main respo
July 24, 2014
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Korea seeks friendly against Paraguay
South Korea is trying to schedule a football friendly against Paraguay this fall, an official from the sport’s national governing body said Thursday.“We’ve asked our Paraguayan counterparts for a friendly match on Oct. 10,” the official from the Korea Football Association said. “We’re currently waiting for their response.” South Korea earlier announced it will host Venezuela on Sept. 5 and Uruguay on Sept. 8.“European and African nations will play qualifying matches for the Euro 2016 and the 201
July 24, 2014
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Scottish paper: Ex-Celtic coach ‘strong candidate’ for Korea job
A Scottish newspaper reported that a former head coach of a pro football club there has emerged as a “strong candidate” to take over the South Korean men’s national team.The Scotsman said Neil Lennon, former head coach of Celtic FC in the Scottish Premier League, is “on a short list” to become the new bench boss for South Korea, which has been seeking a replacement for Hong Myung-bo, who resigned earlier this month following the country’s early exit from the FIFA World Cup in Brazil.According to
July 23, 2014
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Brazil eyes Dunga as Scolari successor
RIO DE JANEIRO (AFP) ― Brazil could appoint former coach Dunga to replace Luiz Felipe Scolari as national team boss, media reports indicated Saturday, despite ex-Corinthians coach Tite being considered the longtime favorite. The Brazilian Football Confederation earlier confirmed it will unveil its choice of Scolari’s successor on Tuesday at 11 a.m. in western Rio and a clutch of Brazilian newspapers said Dunga, 50, would return for a second spell.The front-runner, at least until Saturday, was be
July 20, 2014
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S. Korea to meet Venezuela in first A match after FIFA World Cup disappointment
South Korea's national football team is expected to take on Venezuela in its first A match since its early shutout in the Brazil FIFA World Cup, the country's governing body for the popular sport said Saturday.According to the Korea Football Association, the friendly versus the South American team will take place on Sept. 5. It likely will be the first one for Korea's new head coach, who has yet to be selected.There has been speculation that a candidate is being sought among K League coaches but
July 19, 2014
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Korea to schedule two friendlies
South Korea will play two football friendly matches in September in preparation for a major continental competition set for early next year, an official with the national football governing body said Friday, with Uruguay and Venezuela as potential opponents.“We’re preparing for two matches in September, and two more matches each in October and November,” an official at the Korea Football Agency said. “Our plan is to play six matches over the rest of this year in preparation for the Asian Cup (in
July 18, 2014
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Park Ji-sung introduces more players for All-Star team
Park Ji-sung takes part in a press conference in Seoul on Thursday. (Yonhap)Retired South Korean soccer icon Park Ji-sung on Thursday introduced additional players for his All-Star squad that will take on the All-Star team from the country’s top competition.Park, former South Korean captain and Premier Leaguer with Manchester United, had earlier announced that Lee Young-pyo, a retired defender and a longtime teammate of Park’s on the national team, would play with him at the All-Star Game. The m
July 17, 2014
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South Koreans want foreigner to coach men's football team: poll
More than four in 10 South Koreans would rather have a foreign coach take over their men's national football team than a local figure, a poll showed Thursday.Gallup Korea said in its survey of 681 adults, 43 percent said they'd like to see a foreign national lead the football team, compared with 39 percent who said they wanted a South Korean at the helm.The job has been vacant since last Thursday, when former national team captain Hong Myung-bo resigned in the wake of the country's subpar perfor
July 17, 2014
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From Brazil to Russia: Countdown to 2018 World Cup
MOSCOW (AP) ― Brazil barely managed to get everything ready in time for the World Cup. Russia insists it won’t have any such problems in 2018, although the country faces other pressing issues ― including racism and violence.Just like in Brazil, the sheer size of Russia is set to cause logistical challenges for organizers and fans in 2018, with thousands of kilometers separating some host cities. But the successful staging of the Sochi Winter Olympics in February without any major organizational
July 16, 2014
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Danish coach emerges as early candidate for Korea job
A relatively unknown Danish football coach has emerged as an early, unlikely candidate for the vacant South Korean national team head coaching position, though the sport’s governing body remains lukewarm about his interest.The Danish sports paper Tipsbladet reported online on Tuesday that Michael Schjonberg, a 47-year-old assistant coach of the Norwegian club Valerenga, has been approached by South Korea about the top national team position.Hong Myung-bo resigned as the South Korean bench boss l
July 16, 2014
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Korea won’t face Japan in friendly
South Korea will not face its archrival Japan in a soccer friendly match this year, the national governing body of the sport said Wednesday, rejecting a series of recent media reports out of Tokyo.“The Japanese papers have been reporting that South Korea and Japan will play each other in a friendly this year,” an official at the Korea Football Association said Thursday. “But we have absolutely no plans to face Japan this year.” This was the second time this month that the KFA has had to refute J
July 16, 2014
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[World Cup] Blatter gives Brazil 9.25 of 10
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) ― Brazil got 9.25 out of 10 from FIFA President Sepp Blatter for organizing a World Cup that was “very special” because of high quality football.Giving his tournament report on Monday, Blatter also criticized FIFA for not better tackling incidents of fan discrimination in stadiums. Blatter said he spoke with Russia President Vladimir Putin at Sunday’s final about making the issue a priority at the 2018 World Cup there.That tournament will be the third straight involving a hug
July 15, 2014
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Europe-based footballers rumored to be on move
With the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil in the books and the summer transfer window fully open in European club football, some South Korean players are being rumored to be on the move.Ki Sung-yueng, under contract with Swansea City in English Premier League, is being linked to Aston Villa. Mirror reported that Aston Villa manager Paul Lambert wants “an experienced holding midfielder” and hopes to acquire Ki from Swansea City, where he has one year left on his contract.Daily Mail also said Villa h
July 15, 2014
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[World Cup] World Cup a wakeup call for Korea’s youth development
RIO DE JANEIRO ― With the recent resignation of coach Hong Myung-bo and the exit of Luis Scolari after the utter destruction of his squad in the World Cup’s final stages, it’s been a dramatic few days both in Korea and Brazil as their football associations scramble for answers on how to fix it all.Humiliating defeats ― Korea to Algeria 4-2 in the group round and Brazil to Germany 7-1 in the semifinals ― exposed their squads’ weaknesses as overly dependent on star players with vulnerable defenses
July 15, 2014
