strange one but i’m trying to buy a gift for my boyfriend (specifically the jeonbuk hyundai motors 2020 home jersey) and im wondering if there are any sites that would be best, i have checked a lot of my usual ones (all english language) like vinted, ebay, classic football shirts but im wondering if any exist that may be in korean where the likelihood of finding it might be a bit higher.
thanks in advance!
Some rumors that Oh Hyeon-gyu will join him there.
🥳 free after 13 years. Hope that new committee headed by Park Ji-sung can start cleaning house
I am fundamentally in favor of a local coach, however, in the current KFA structure, there is too much focus on personal benefit and pride instead of Korean football itself.
Most coaches and staff are really old and old school Korean (old boys club). They just want to enrich themselves and want to talk down on everyone. But in modern football and compared to European top tier coaches, those Korean coaches are severely lacking, so first of all there needs to be an admission of their own weaknesses and a growth mindset. They need to be willing to learn and develop but that's difficult when you're 60+ years old and are regarded as a Korean football expert even though you only had modest success decades ago.
So I think on a short term basis, there needs to be a foreign coach who has all the knowledge and experience that Korea needs, even when it is not top tier experience. It needs to be a European football nerd kind of coach who was ignored in Europe but shows some genuine interest in Korea. It can't be one of the crazy dudes who go nuts once you give them a bit of responsibility, so a nerdy dude with reasonable temper and sense of responsibility. We should put a bunch of younger local coaches (maybe in their forties) under that person to learn with a view on nurturing them to become NT coaches long term.
Then, while we fix the KFA issues, in a few years we should have a setup to develop a Korean footballing identity and the right tools to do so and then we need to trust one of those younger local coaches and support them long term.
There are a few scheduled events coming up (friendlies, all-star break, etc.). But for the most part, the schedule is about to be packed, and teams will be looking to hold or catch up ground.
FC Seoul won yesterday (R16) but they didn't look like the league leaders, especially coming off of a 3-week break. Jeonbuk, well, pretty much the rest of the league, have had mixed results apart from FC Seoul and Gangwon, who are each on 3 straight wins.
Thoughts on how the next 20+ rounds are going to play out? Any teams that you favor to cross the split? Obviously, who is going to win the league and who is getting relegated??
Bluewings are looking good for a promotion spot. As much as I hate them, and I know I will regret this once they are back up, I do kind of miss them in K1. I already regret typing that last part tbh...
Do overseas Koreans (e.g. Korean-Americans) really support the Korean national team or are you just casually supporting?
It seems like they are mainly supporting their "home teams" like US, Canada, Australia etc. and only if their "home teams" don't play then they support Korea.
What I noticed is that their support is limited and if Korea ever played their home team then they'd swap allegiances in a heartbeat.
More news about Son Heung-Min and his poor leadership during the WC has emerged .
According to the news, Son Heung-Min who was strongly boycotting the Korean media, did not want to face the press while walking through the mixed zone after the defeat to Mexico. His idea was to stay long in the locker room until the journalists in the mixed zone .
After the match, he forced all the players to stay in the locker room. The headcoach Hong who did the post-match press interview was told that the players were still staying in the locker room.
HONG went into the locker room and told Son, "What are you doing here?" And Son explained to Hong that he was talking about "the match".
Then, Hong shouted at Son, "Who are you to do that here? Let the players leaved the locker room"
The other players began to leave the locker room to take the bus to the hotel, but Son continued to refused to leave the locker room saying he would stay here until no journalists were left.
The KFA staff told Son that the journalists would not leave the mixed zone, and it is impossible not to face them. However, Son , Mr. NICE GUY, did not want the public to see him ignore the journaists without saying anything, which would ruin his public image.
So, according to the recent news, the arguments between Son and the KFA staff got so heated that shouting and foul languages could be heard from the Nicest Guy in the world!
His real personalities and seem very different from his media image.
https://m.sports.naver.com/fifaworldcup2026/article/076/0004422126
South Korea's Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism will launch a temporary "K-Football Innovation Committee" on July 6 to discuss long-term reforms for Korean football.
The committee will be co-chaired by Sports Minister Choi Hwi-young and Park Ji-sung, with several well-known football figures taking part, including Lee Young-pyo and Park Joo-ho, alongside officials from the Korea Football Association, the K League, the Korean Sport & Olympic Committee, legal experts, and academics.
According to the government, the committee was created in response to growing calls for reform following the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Its main agenda includes:
-Reforming Korean football governance and decision-making.
-Improving youth player development.
-Introducing advanced technology and data-driven systems.
-Strengthening the long-term competitiveness of Korean football.
Park Ji-sung said the goal is to bring together ideas that have been discussed within Korean football for years and help create a sustainable vision for the future. The Sports Minister added that the government intends to support the implementation of those reforms while allowing respected football figures to lead the process.
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As a Korean football fan, I'm genuinely optimistic about this new Innovation Committee.
If the Sports Minister had been the sole chair, it could have raised concerns about violating FIFA's rules against government interference in football. But with Park Ji-sung serving as co-chair, that concern is somewhat mitigated.
Another positive is Park Joo-ho. One of the KFA's biggest weaknesses has always been its limited international network and poor understanding of trends in global football. Park, having spent many years in Europe, is in a good position to bridge that gap.
Korean football has a lot of structural problems that many overseas fans probably aren't aware of. These include corrupt regional football associations, financially unsustainable municipal clubs that rely heavily on taxpayer money, and youth development systems that place too little emphasis on tactical education and game understanding.
I don't expect everything to change overnight, but I'm hopeful this committee can start addressing these issues one by one. As someone who cares deeply about Korean football, I really hope this marks the beginning of meaningful reform.
TLDR: There was a beef between
Son Heung-Min&Lee Jae-Sung
vs
Hwang Hee-chan & Hwang In-beom
Son and Lee storngly argued every player boycott the Korean media, but Hwang duos wanted to interview with the media.
Especially, Hwang In-Beom who scored the goal against Czech had a planned interview. He is not a well known or popular player among the Korean public, so he was excited to get a media interview . He was about to interview with the media mostly about his first goal in the WC.
Son came back from the Taco restaurant and got to know that Hwang's interivew. Son was so furious that he let the KFA cancel Hwang's interview.
Korean players other than Son and Lee thought it was not fair that Son Heung-Min forced other players to boycott the media stopping the media PR while Son has a lot of media exposure every day.
Seriously, Son should step down from the captain. Literally every World Cup and Asian Cup he has created the locker room drama with other players .
Unlike the players in other countries, any of Korean players has not announced the retirement from the national team while the average age of this team is pretty old.
It is mindblowing that Son and Lee Jae-Sung think they deserve to play in the next World Cup. I also do not think Kim Min-Jae and Hwang duos should play either, but they seem to think they should because Son and Lee do not retire.
The rebuilding has been stopped after Klinsmann left the team, and I expected the squad overhaul after this WC. However, after reading the social media posts from Son and Lee, I am really concerned with the direction of the national team. Son and Lee said they will retire when the headcoach does not need them.
However, we know why the star players announcd their retirements. That is for not becoming the burden for the team and headcoach. Thus, " I will retire when the headcoach does not need me " is like "I will not retire" and "the headcoach should face the public backlash if he does not calls me up.
Considering Son's impact on the media and his crazy fans, I highly doubt there will be any coach who can rebuild the team without Son.
Son was clearly washed and we know he will be worse in the next World Cup. But, it seems Son really knows any manager cannot exclude him and change the capatin position.
Lee Kang-in is not even young anymore. The players with his age are the captains in other countries... I bet KNT will be worse without rebuilding the team.
what are yalls thoughts?
I was talking to an acquaintance at the Seoul WK League match last night. He is an Incheon United fan, so I asked if he was coming to the match against FC Seoul this weekend. He said he was, and I said I might come, even if only to listen.
He then said that Seoul songs are bad and unoriginal (half the songs in Korea are copies) and that Seoul has no history.
Pretty rich for someone supporting a team that was formed only a year before Seoul relocated to the World Cup Stadium. 😜
He is otherwise a very nice guy, and there might be some misunderstandings because of language. I'm pretty used to people sh*ing on FC Seoul for existing, and me for being a supporter of the worst club in the country. But this sort of thing is why Seoul fans have an unexpected dislike for Incheon fans.
In the meantime on the field, Suwon was making Seoul look like fools for most of the match. It felt like it would never end, and the next match is against Suwon again next week. 😶
Suwon and Hwacheon are running away with things, and they face each other next Wednesday. This is the only match for the evening and might be worth watching for those with just a passing interest and nothing to do. Good thing for Seoul is that it might leave Suwon with some really tired legs.
Hi, I’m from Scotland, I support Aberdeen in the top division but I’m wanting to support a 2nd team from the Korean pyramid & I’m wanting to pick Suwon Bluewings in K-League 2, is that ok? :)
The most unpopular man in Korea steps down as Korea coach after a dismal performance in the World Cup
Whereas myungbo shows zero regret or upset about anything that happened. He’s probably happy he got his money and is retiring.
Don't wanna bash HMB so I focus on what I want the new manager to do.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=zXGsZJHr2lw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cKSINAD9NVs
P.S. I am not the creator of the youtube videos but thought they were good and they can be auto-dubbed to Korean.