Apr 1, 2026 Woojin Nam www.chosun.com Korea's soccer nation team played their last A match before the 2026 World Cup with Austria. The team Korea lost the previous game against Ivory Coast which was 4-0. The biggest problem was organizational skill of defense and a decisive mistake from players. Korea had put forward a 3 back strategy, whereas this tactic exposed weak defense. After losing this game, Head coach Hong Myung Bo said that he will not give up his three back tactic

Mar 26, 2026 Matheus P. Oliveira www.bbc.com This Monday, Manchester City and Arsenal FC played in the Carabao Cup final at Wembley Stadium in London. Both teams are currently at the top of the Premier League table, with Arsenal being first and Manchester City being second, which makes the final even more exciting and competitive. The match was very important for both teams, as the winning team would get directly qualified for a European competition. The match started out wit

Mar 18, 2026 Matheus P. Oliveira www.barcablaugranes.com On a recent matchday, FC Barcelona defeated Sevilla FC 5-2 in a La Liga match, keeping their position at the top of the table. They are now 4 points ahead of their rival team, Real Madrid CF. Barcelona showed excellent attacking performance, with 3 goals from Raphinha, 1 goal from Dani Olmo, And another goal from their returning player João Cancelo. Overall, Barcelona had more ball possession than Sevilla for the whole

Mar 16, 2026 Joanne Lee www.dailydgnews.com Kyungbok High School made a strong start in the boys’ high school qualifiers round of the Spring Tournament, defeating Jeonju High School 104-49 on March 15 at Haenam Usul Gymnasium. Kyungbok High showed a powerful offense from the first quarter. The starting lineup consisted of seniors Yoon Jihoon, Song Younghoon, Yoon Jiwon, and Kim Howon, along with sophomore Shin Yubeom. With their strong average height, the team already had a p

Feb 24, 2026 Woojin Nam www.starnewskorea.com The U-23 Asian Cup ended with Japan defeating China 4–0 in the final. The Korean national soccer team finished in fourth place after losing to Vietnam in the third-place match. Korea was dominant in terms of the number of players compared to Vietnam, but they struggled to score goals. It was the first time the Korean national team had lost to Vietnam at the U-23 level. After the game, Korea’s goalkeeper Hwang Jae-yun posted an apo

Feb 24, 2026 Woojin Nam www.starnewskorea.com The K League has revealed a new design for its champion patch ahead of the 2026 season. In the 2025 season, the league concluded with Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors crowned as champions, marking the club’s 10th league title, known as La Décima. Previously, the champion patch design was based on the K League’s title sponsor, Hana Bank, and was differentiated by the use of gold color. However, the new design focuses on each team’s unique ch

Feb 24, 2026 Woojin Nam www.chosun.com The Samsung Lions finished re-signing 68 players on January 26. Won Tae-in renewed his contract with a salary of 1 billion won, which is the highest on the team. It has been eight years since he debuted in the KBO. He is one of the best starting pitchers in the league, recording the most wins in 2024. In 2025, he recorded 20 quality starts and 12 wins. Won Tae-in has pitched more than 150 innings each season since 2021, showing great con

Jan 25, 2026 Joanne Lee biz.chosun.com The Women’s Korean Basketball League (WKBL) has issued an official apology for a game delay caused by referees. Follow-up reports revealed that the incident happened because referees were not properly assigned in advance. On January 16, 2026, a women’s professional basketball game between the Cheongju KB Stars and Incheon Shinhan Bank, held at Cheongju Gymnasium, was delayed by 30 minutes. At 7:09 p.m., fans were informed that the game w

Jan 25, 2026 Junhwi Lee biz.chosun.com Even in China, there's a chilly sentiment surrounding their own U-23 national team. So it's a bit unsettling to see signs that China may be looking down on Korea when it comes to football. China’s U-23 squad played to a 0-0 draw with Thailand in their final Group D match of the 2026 AFC U-23 Asian Cup, held on January 14 (Korea time) in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. With one win and two draws, they finished second in the group and, for the first

Jan 25, 2026 Joanne Lee basketkorea.com [Interview] Lee Hak-hyun: A Captain’s Final Season Lee Hak-hyun, a senior guard who served as team captain last season, graduated from high school at the end of the season and is now preparing for the college league. He began playing basketball in the second grade of elementary school and went on to attend Samseon Elementary School and Samseon Middle School before advancing to Kyungbok High School. Since entering high school, he steadil