With most attention on the exploits of Pohang Steelers in the Asian Champions League and the
national team's friendly matches in Europe against Denmark and Serbia, the fact that the K-League
is about to embark upon its championship play-off series has almost gone unnoticed.
Six teams are still in with a chance of the domestic title.
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There is always a last-minute move before the European transfer window slams shut at the end of
August but the latest deal to be made involving a South Korean star came so late that it will
actually take place at the start of 2010.
Ki Sung-yong has signed for Scotland titans Glasgow Celtic but will join the team next January.
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Although the majority of the plaudits after last night's Gold Coast v. Sydney encounter will
naturally go to Shane Smeltz, there was another Gold Coast player whose reputation will have been
considerably enhanced. I refer to Zenon Caravella.
It's a pleasure to see such a positive, resourceful player back in the A-League, and Miron Bleiberg
deserves credit for his canny recruitment of the former Sydney Olympic and New Zealand Knights
midfielder.
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Australia submitted their first away defeat in over a year with a 3-1 loss to South Korea at theÂ
Seoul World Cup Stadium on Saturday night. The two teams that topped their respective pools in
the Asian leg of next year's World Cup were such a contrast to each other; Korea on the back of
an unbeaten run .
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Harry Kewell, David Carney, Luke Wilkshire and Danny Invincibile have withdrawn from the Socceroos
squad for Saturday's international friendly against the Korea Republic in Seoul. Australian coach
Pim Verbeek explained the changes. "Harry played 30 minutes for Galatasaray last night and scored a
goal when he came on as a substitute, but .
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The Footie 31 August @ 01:39 PM EST
Doping and fair play in general has always been a top priority for FIFA officials. So when
rumors surfaced that Nigeria was playing over aged teens in the U-17 World Cup games they had to do
something.
Nigeria's players and team's head coach 'Yemi Tella' (C) celebrate their victory against Spain
at the final match of the FIFA U-17 World Cup in Seoul, 09 September 2007.
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Australian captain Lucas Neill and star midfielder Tim Cahill have been omitted from next week's
friendly against South Korea, while Harry Kewell is also in doubt. Coach Pim Verbeek has named
Kewell in a 24-man squad for the September 5 clash in Seoul, but says an ankle injury might keep
him ...
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UPDATE: According to Bolton's official website, Bolton have
completed the signing of FC Seoul winger Lee Chung-yong for an
undisclosed fee. Chung-yong signed a three-year deal with the club.
July 30th, 2009 According to Edwin Chong at Sky Sports News, Lee
Chung-yong has been granted a work permit which is one of the few things needed before the
deal to Bolton can be completed.
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BWFC 24 14 August @ 03:28 PM EST
Bolton Wanderers have finalised the signing of South Korea international, Lee Chung–Yong for
ÂŁ2.2m from FC Seoul.
BWFC boss Gary Megson told the official Bolton Wanderers website;
"Lee is another good addition to our squad. He has got pace and ability, and it is great that we
have finally been able to get him.
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UPDATE: According to Edwin Chong at Sky Sports News, Lee
Chung-yong has been granted a work permit which is one of the few things needed before the
deal to Bolton can be completed.
July 25th, 2009 According to ESPN Soccernet, Bolton are set to
official sign FC Seoul footballer Lee Chung-yong once Chung-yong
is granted a work permit.
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We bring for you this interview with Manchester United Korean star, Park Ji sung, who was in top
form during FC Seoul game last Friday.
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UPDATE: According to ESPN Soccernet, Bolton are set to
official sign FC Seoul footballer Lee Chung-yong once Chung-yong
is granted a work permit. He said,
"We haven't quite agreed the details of the contract but we will do so when the work permit
is sorted .
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The Evening News gives a match report of yesterday's victory over FC Seoul.
The Independent say ÂŁ25m for Tevez is "the most inflated example of a wild idea."
The Times reports on Gerrard getting booed in his first game since the trial.
The Daily Mail shows Everton's new pink striped kit.
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Park Ji-Sung was playing in a Manchester United shirt in Korea for the first time. When the Korean
star took to the pitch on the 73th minute, he was given a rapturous welcome by the 80,000 fans who
packed the Olympic Stadium. After the match ended, Park said: "I am pleased to stand before my
Korean fans in the United shirt for the first time.
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Manchester United have recorded another win in their Asian tour against Korean side FC Seoul.
United were down by two goals to one before half time but two goals from Kiko Macheda and
Dimitar...
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Korean fans looking to catch a glimpse of Manchester United ahead of their match against FC
Seoul tonight had to pay for the privilege to see The Berba and company stretch, jog, and pretend
like they're actually taking their preseason opponents seriously.
Even still, seven thousand fans turned up to watch them train at the Seoul World Cup Stadium
yesterday.
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Manchester United play FC Seoul in their third preseason match as they tour Asia. Here's a recap
of Friday's match along with video highlights.
Manchester United defeates FC Seoul 3-2 Video Highlights Manchester United
remained undefeated in their preseason tour of Asia with a 3-2 victory against FC Seoul on
Friday.
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Manchester United defeated hosts FC Seoul 3-2 on goals from Wayne Rooney, Federico Macheda and
Dimitar Berbatov earlier today in the third game of their 2009 Asian tour. The 64,000 capacity
Korean crowd gave a hero's welcome to Korean international Ji-sung Park when he came on for United
with 15 minutes left in the match.
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United continued their winning ways this evening/afternoon/morning, defeating Korean side FC
Seoul 3-2. Goals from Wayne Rooney, Kiko Macheda, and Dimitar Berbatov kept United undefeated
through three matches of their Asian Tour. Perhaps more notable than the scoreline was the fact
that the Korean crowds apparently haven't calmed down a bit since 2002.
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Manchester United's preseason Asia tour has been full of action so far. Right from bomb blasts
outside the stadium to shocking blasts (read goals) inside the stadium, the Red Devils have seen it
all.Yesterday they played FC Seoul and somehow managed to win the match after trailing twice. The
match started with around 80,000 fans populating the Olympic Stadium in South Korea.
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If you can't watch the game, follow the RoM Live Blog for FC Seoul vs Manchester United.
"VIDEO: Rooney's Goal vs FC Seoul" was originally published at The
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Federico Macheda equalised for United at 2-2 in today's win over FC Seoul. He took the ball
around the goalkeeper brilliantly before slotting it in to the back of the net.
Sir Alex Ferguson was very pleased with the goal and reckons that Macheda will be in our first
team group of strikers this season.
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Manchester United take on FC Seoul at midday today and if you're at work or can't get a stream,
you can rely on the RoM live blog to keep you updated. It'll start at 11.30pm with any team
news.
Meanwhile, Patrice Evra is very excited about the game and is hoping history will repeat itself,
with him scoring a goal here just as he did two years ago.
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Patrice Evra has sung the praises of best mate Park Ji-Sung ahead of Manchester United's match
against FC Seoul in the South Korean's home town.
"When Ji first arrived in Manchester he never talked and people didn't know much about him.
But when we arrive in Seoul you can see he is the King of Korea!
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Patrice Evra, Ji-Sung Park and Carlos Tevez were best buds at United, so it's nice to see
they're getting on just fine without him!
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Dimitar Berbatov is enjoying his first pre-season as a Manchester United player and described
the reaction towards the squad as being like that towards The Beatles. Sir Alex Ferguson says it's
not just the new players who are taken aback by the reaction but the more experienced and even
himself.
"But its not just them," Fergie admitted.
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Holding a press conference in Park Ji-Sung's home town, Seoul, Sir Alex Ferguson has explained
the reasons why Manchester United signed the South Korean midfielder. Fergie is pleased with how
Park has developed since joining the club and is pleased to see the great reaction the player has
received so far.
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Manchester United trained in the World Cup stadium in Seoul today ahead of their match against
FC Seoul tomorrow. This is the city Park Ji-Sung was born in so understandably all the attention
has been on him. Park has yet to play in our pre-season tour but after taking part in the training
today, he will certainly get a run out tomorrow.
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Whilst the mood has generally changed in favour of Michael Owen, there are some of us still
having a hard time adjusting to our squad now containing a former Kop hero.
To make him feel more like one of ours, RoM ran a competition to find a song for Owen. Fans of
the forum voted as well as the staff of the Republik of Mancunia football forum.
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ManUtd24 22 July @ 08:41 AM EST
The answer no doubt on most people's minds when they look at the title of this article is simply
'I hope so'. The Bulgarian came under a lot of criticism in his first year at Old Trafford as he
only scored 14 times in a red shirt.
Despite that statistic though, Berbatov did have 10 assists to his name, with only Robin van
Persie to better him with 11, showing that the striker has much more to him than just scoring
goals.
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FootieDB 21 July @ 03:05 PM EST
UPDATE: According to ESPN Soccernet, Bolton has agreed to
terms with FC Seoul for winger Lee Chung-yong. FC Seoul made a
statement on their website stating,
"Although we are in the middle of the season, we have decided to agree to transfer Lee for the
player's own good.
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Sir Alex Ferguson has given his reaction to our 2-0 win over Malaysia XI this afternoon.
"The pitch was poor, bumpy and cut up a lot," said Ferguson. "We could have scored
a lot of goals but we missed a lot of chances, in the second half particularly. We started the game
well and I'm pleased Owen and Macheda formed a partnership.
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Lee Chung-Yong ěť´ě˛ěš©, Korea's brightest soccer prospect, is contemplating a Bolton Wanderers
move. His football pedigree is clear for all to see. In January of 2009, Lee was named as one of
the top 50 rising stars in football by the British daily, The Times. -WikiCurrently plying his
trades with FC Seoul, who currently top the Korean K-League, Lee Chung-Yong is compared to
Alexander Hleb by many in
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