Tuesday’s 2022 World Cup qualifier between North Korea and South Korea is set to take place in Pyongyang’s Kim Il-sung Stadium.
South Korea may be one of the most technically advanced countries in the world, but football fans are facing the prospect of having to follow Tuesday’s 2022 World Cup qualifier against North Korea in Pyongyang by fax.
Tensions between the two countries, which are technically still at war, remain high and while North Korea has agreed to host the game, negotiations to broadcast the action live in the south came to nothing.
In a joint statement issued on Monday, South Korea’s three major terrestrial…
Over 80,000 fans will flock to Gelora Bung Karno Stadium on Thursday to see Indonesia take on Malaysia.
Malaysia’s football rivalry with Singapore may have grown a little stale in recent years, but Thursday’s 2022 World Cup qualifier against Indonesia in front of 80,000 fans in Jakarta promises to be extremely spicy.
The last two meetings between Malaysia and Singapore, in March 2019 in Kuala Lumpur and in October 2016 in the Lion City, were low-key affairs with low attendances.
That could not be in greater contrast to the anticipation ahead of Group G’s opening game. At the moment in Southeast Asia,…
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With Victor Lindelof now linked with a move to Barcelona, ESPN FC’s Sid Lowe wonders if the Catalan giants are waving the white flag on their pursuit of Matthijs de Ligt.
Alejandro Moreno says Barcelona are negotiating poorly and are limiting their options by not wanting to part ways with Ousmane Dembele.
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Kashima Antlers have agreed a deal to sell forward Hiroki Abe to Barcelona, the Japanese club have announced.
The deal, reported to be worth around €2 million, is subject to the 20-year-old, who made his international debut for Japan in the Copa America last month, agreeing personal terms and passing a medical in Spain.
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“We are pleased to announce that the basic agreement between the clubs has been reached regarding Hiroki Abe’s move to FC Barcelona,”…
Wei Shihao (right) chases the ball during China’s clash with Uzbekistan in the China Cup.
Chinese Super League club Guangzhou Evergrande have suspended winger Wei Shihao for a month after a leg-breaking tackle made while on international duty — and could still terminate his contract.
The 23-year-old, in action in the second game of the China Cup, tackled Uzbekistan’s Otabek Shukurov from behind, fracturing the midfielder’s tibia.
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“The club has decided to give Wei Shihao a one-month suspension and the player should report to the club’s human resources department to have a deep self-examination,”…
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has reinvigorated Manchester United, but Craig Burley and Gab Marcotti agree Mauricio Pochettino is a better fit long term.
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Wu Lei became the first Chinese player to ever score in La Liga on Sunday, and the first in over a decade to score in a big European league.
More than 25 million fans in China were estimated to have watched online as Wu Lei become the first Chinese player to score a goal in one of the big five European leagues for 3,731 days on Saturday.
Wu joined Espanyol from Shanghai SIPG in January, and the international star grabbed the third as Los Periquitos defeated Real Valladolid 3-1 to move into 11th in La Liga.
A source at PPTV, the official broadcaster of La Liga in China, told ESPN that the ratings had grown since the forward’s debut against…
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Tottenham’s Mauricio Pochettino says he sees growth in football in the USA, and doesn’t rule out one day managing in the MLS.
Chinese Super League club Dalian Yifang have announced that Argentine midfielder Nicolas Gaitan will move to Major League Soccer to join Chicago Fire.
Signed from Atletico Madrid exactly a year and a day earlier, the 31-year-old endured a nightmare start to his career in China with an 8-0 thrashing suffered at the hands of Shanghai SIPG on the opening day of the 2018 season.
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Chinese Super League club Dalian Yifang have announced that Argentine midfielder Nicolas Gaitan will move to Major League Soccer to join Chicago Fire.
Signed from Atletico Madrid exactly a year and a day earlier, the 31-year-old endured a nightmare start to his career in China with an 8-0 thrashing suffered at the hands of Shanghai SIPG on the opening day of the 2018 season.
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– De Gea’s £90m deal being delayed
– Rabiot has not switched agents
– PSG to hold Alves talks
– Real, United tracking ‘new Ronaldo’
He recovered to play 28 league games for the newly promoted team with his two goals and seven assists helping Dalian…
Tatsuma Yoshida was most recently in charge of J-League side Ventforet Kofu.
Former J-League manager Tatsuma Yoshida is in line to be appointed as next coach of the Singapore national team, sources have told ESPN.
The Lions have been without a b…