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By Darrell Slater Finally the match-up in the English Premier League that Koreans had been waiting to see for some time materialized last Sunday evening with superstar Lee Chung Yong and national hero Park Ji Sung finally going toe-to-toe on the field. Playing for Bolton Wanderers and Manchester United respectively, this game had been widely anticipated for over a year in Korea ... Read More

By Darrell Slater The 2010 - 2011 European soccer seasons are up and running again and with them come great interest from Korea; not only in the English Premier League, but this season Korean eyes are also now being treated to regular viewing of the French League 1 and Scottish Premier Division. Korean favorites such as Park Ji Sung and Lee Chung ... Read More

My girlfriend says that I spend too much time playing Screen Golf. She’s probably right but to be honest I don’t care - I love it! There’s nothing better than a ‘friendly’ wager for some chon wons and bit of banter between mates on a golf course to make your time in Korea more enjoyable.

> Darrell Slater South Korea's World Cup dream came to a premature end last Saturday night as South American powerhouse Uruguay disposed of their Asian foes in the Round of 16. It had been a great run and an enthralling tournament for a team that most soccer pundits expected only to be there making up the numbers and gave them no chance ... Read More

Soccer fans in Korea and around the World are gearing up for one of the biggest sporting spectacles that comes around only once every four years – The FIFA World Cup! This year’s tournament will be held in South Africa; surprisingly it is the first time that such a grand competition will be staged on the African continent. With less than ... Read More

Being an avid soccer fan, on my arrival in Korea I took it upon myself to follow the local K-League side, Gwangju Sangmu FC. The fact that they are a K-League side got me excited to be privileged to watch this grade of soccer every other week. Gwangju Sangmu also play at the Guus Hiddink Football Stadium (or World Cup Stadium ... Read More

Followers of Korean soccer ace Lee Chong Yong can breathe a little easier this week as English Premier League club side Bolton Wanderers have secured their Premier League status with a hard fought 2-2 draw against already relegated Portsmouth. The point that Bolton gained gave them an eight point advantage over fellow relegation candidates Hull City and with only two games to ... Read More

His outlandish behaviour is legendary in Busan, from beer fuelled brawls with old Korean men to hoarding more than his fair share of free baseballs tossed into the right field crowd by his hero.

In Korea the game was billed as ‘Master versus Apprentice’, ‘The Old versus The New’. All in Korea were waiting anxiously for one to see how one of the most famous Korean exports (Ji Sung) to ever play the game would handle the explosive new talent that is Lee Chong Yong.