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South Korea will enter their seventh consecutive World Cup tournament this summer and be quietly confident they can overcome Argentina, Greece and Nigeria to advance. Despite the impressive qualifying record of the Asian side, only once have they made the progression out of the group stages. It was 2002 on home soil when Guus Hiddink’s [...]
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China has ended a 32 year winless streak against South Korea by beating the 2002 World Cup semi finalists 3-0 today in East Asian Men’s Soccer Championship. The Championship features four teams – China, South Korea, Hong Kong and hosts Japan, and each team plays each other once in a league format. The South Koreans, [...]
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Japanese midfielder Yasuhito Endo has picked up the AFC Player of the Year at an awards ceremony in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, this week. The Gamba Osaka star overcame international compatriot Kengo Nakamura, Bahrain’s Sayed Mohamed Adnan, Iran’s Hadi Aghily, and Syria captain Firas Al Khatib to scoop the award. “It was my goal to win [...]
