South Korea coach 'hurt' by support for North team
SUWON, South Korea: Suwon FC Women's coach has said his team felt "hurt" by a lack of home support after losing to the first North Korean sports team to visit the South in eight years.
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North Korea's Naegohyang down Suwon to set up Tokyo Verdy final clash
May 21 : North Korea's Naegohyang Women's FC will take on Tokyo Verdy Beleza in the Asian women's Champions League final on Saturday after securing a 2-1 win over South Korean hosts Suwon FC on Wednesday.
North Korean club says focused only on football during rare South Korea visit
SUWON, South Korea: North Korea’s Naegohyang FC will focus only on football during their rare visit to South Korea, their coach said on Tuesday when asked about a 3,000-strong cheering squad organized by activist groups for their game against Suwon FC Women. Naegohyang face the South Korean club in the Asian Women’s Champions League semifinals in Suwon on Wednesday, marking the first visit by North Korean athletes to the South in eight years. More than 200 South Korean civic groups have formed a squad to cheer on both teams, saying they support fair play and peace, according to Yonhap news agency. “We came here strictly to play the match … We are focused solely on tomorrow’s match and the matches ahead,” Naegohyang Women’s FC Coach Ri Yu Il told a press conference. “The issue of the cheering squad is not something I, as coach, or our players are thinking about.
'We're here solely to play football,' insists North Korean coach before Asian Champions League semi-final
SUWON: The coach of the first North Korean sports team to visit the South in eight years batted away questions Tuesday (May 19) about the prospect of South Koreans cheering his side, saying: "We are here solely to play football."
North Korean women’s football club arrives in South amid strained ties
INCHEON, South Korea: North Korean women’s football club Naegohyang FC arrived in South Korea on Sunday for an Asian Women’s Champions League semifinal, marking the first visit by athletes from the isolated state to the South in eight years. The delegation of 27 players and 12 staff entered the country ahead of Wednesday’s match against South Korea’s Suwon FC Women in Suwon. The visit has been approved under the inter-Korean exchange law and covers their stay through next weekend, though the team could leave earlier if eliminated, according to Seoul’s Unification Ministry. Public interest has been strong, with all 7,087 tickets made available to the general public selling out within a day, according to Yonhap News Agency, citing South Korea’s football federation. The rare visit comes as North Korea has in recent years labelled the South its “most hostile state” and ruled out reuniting the nation split by the 1950-1953 Korean War.
North Korean women footballers land in South Korea ahead of rare match
INCHEON: A North Korean women's football team landed in South Korea on Sunday (May 17), marking the first visit by a sports team from the isolated country to its southern neighbour in eight years, to play in the Asian Champions League semi-finals.
German-born Castrop makes South Korea World Cup squad
SEOUL, May 16 : German-born Jens Castrop became the first player with dual heritage to make a South Korean World Cup squad when he was named in Hong Myung-bo's 26-man party on Saturday for this year's tournament.
Ochoa relishing final Mexico chapter as sixth World Cup beckons
MEXICO CITY, May 15 : Veteran Mexico goalkeeper Guillermo Ochoa said he is enjoying what he expects to be his final stage with the national team as he fights for a place in the squad for a sixth consecutive World Cup.