June 11, 2026 Woojin Nam www.koreajoongangdaily.com On 6/12, the Korean national soccer team will play a first group stage match against the Czech Republic. The game will be held in Guadalajara, Mexico, at an altitude of 1,571 m. Team Korea has prepared for 3 weeks to adapt to the highlands. Team Korea had friendly matches with the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago and El Salvador to raise field experience, while the Czech Republic had training sessions in the relatively lowlan

June 11, 2026 Matheus P. Oliveira www.bbc.com On June 9th, 2026, the San Antonio Spurs defeated the New York Knicks 115–111 in Game 3 of the NBA Finals. Before the game, the Knicks were leading the series 2–0 after winning the first two games. This made Game 3 very important for the Spurs because losing would put them one game away from elimination. It is also the Spurs' first NBA Finals appearance since 2014, when they won the championship. The Knicks, on the other hand, are

June 6, 2026 Woojin Nam en.yna.co.kr Son Heung min had an interview about Tottenham Hotspur. This season, Tottenham Hotspur has had a tough season. Tottenham avoided relegation dramatically by beating Everton in the last game. Son Heung-min said that he was nervous when Tottenham Hotspur played the game, even though he didn’t actually play. Son Heung Min was a captain of Tottenham Hotspur in the 2024-2025 season and led them to the UEFA Europa League championship. Last year,

June 6, 2026 Joanne Lee www.koreajoongangdaily.com On June 1, the Korean U18 national team departed for Fukuoka, Japan, to compete in the FIBA U18 Asia Qualifiers for the 2026 FIBA U18 Asia Cup. In this qualifying tournament, a total of five teams-Korea, Chinese Taipei, Japan, China, and Hong Kong will compete against one another. Among them, only the top four teams will earn a place in the U18 Asia Cup. This year's squad includes not only Park Tae-jun (Yongsan High School) a

June 6, 2026 Woojin Nam en.fnnews.com The Korea national soccer team had a final friendly match with El Salvador before the World Cup started. El Salvador has a strength, which is a fast transition and putting strong front pressure. In this match, Korea had a game with a 3-4-2-1 formation. This friendly match was seen as a preparation for Korea’s World Cup opponent, Mexico. In this game, Kim Min Jae, Lee Kihyuk, and Lee Hanbeom are positioned as center backs, Seol Youngwoo an

June 6, 2026 Matheus P. Oliveira www.nbcnews.com On May 31st, 2026, Arsenal FC and Paris Saint-Germain faced each other in the UEFA Champions League final. After Arsenal beat Atletico Madrid 2-1 on aggregate in the semi finals, and Paris beat Bayern Munich 6-5 on aggregate, both teams qualified to the UEFA Champions League final. Both teams were enjoying successful seasons after winning their domestic league titles. For Paris Saint-Germain, this was their second consecutive U

May 21, 2026 Woojin Nam biz.chosun.com The final roster consists of 26 players for the upcoming 2026 World Cup. Some players, such as Son Heung-min, Lee Kang-in, Kim Min-jae, Lee Jae-sung, Hwang Hee-chan, and Kim Seung-gyu, were selected for the World Cup roster, as they are usually recruited by Hong Myung-Bo. Son Heung Min and Kim Seung-gyu have played 4 times in the World Cup with this final roster. Hwang In-beom who was injured and focused on rehabilitation, has been inclu

May 21, 2026 Matheus P. Oliveira www.chosun.com On May 11th, 2026, FC Barcelona played against Real Madrid CF at Camp Nou. This match is better known as “El Clasico” and it is one of the biggest derby matches in the world, with millions of fans watching it every season. The last time that both teams had played with each other was on January 12th, 2026, in the Supercopa de Espaňa final, and the match ended in 3-2 for Barcelona. After the match was concluded, Real Madrid decide

May 21, 2026 Woojin Nam www.chosun.com It has become a big issue about the resignation of Park Ji-soo. Once, initial negotiations with Park Ji-soo didn’t go smoothly. A lot of WKBL fans' interest has skyrocketed because Park Ji Soo might go to another club. Eventually, Park Ji Soo re-signed with KB Stars with the highest salary in the WKBL, 500 million won for two years. Park Ji soo has mentioned that she had contemplated until the very end. She said that other teams had prep

May 13, 2026 Woojin Nam www.chosun.com There was a group stage match between Korea and Australia at the Tokyo Dome. To advance to the quarterfinals, Korea had to win by more than 5 runs and allow 2 runs or fewer. In other words, Korea needed to win 7–2, 6–1, or 5–0. By the outcome of this game, only one team among Taiwan, Australia, and Korea would advance to the next stage. Team Korea’s starting pitcher was Son Joo Young, and Team Australia’s starting pitcher was Lachlan Wel