U-20 World Cup: Why Not Us?
It’s been 15 years since those dog days of summer when the Korean national football team graced the pitch to roars in Busan. Guus Hiddink’s […]
Shin Taeyong
U20 World Cup: Argentina, England, Guinea… Korea draws Group of Death
Diego Maradona’s boyish grin, Cha Bumkun’s gasp, Shin Taeyong’s wry smile and the buzz in the crowd… what were the chances that Korea would draw […]
16 for 2016: Rio Retrospective, That Spain Loss & Hong Jeongho
The Tavern looks back at 16 moments that defined the year that was 2016 in Korean football. As per usual, it brought joy, tears, and […]
Shin Tae-yong: Perspective on the Olympics
I have the slight worry of feeling like I’m beating a dead horse – the Olympics are over, and we’re ready to move on to […]
Olympics Debriefing: Where We Came Short
The 2016 Rio Olympics are coming to a close, with the Brazilians winning dramatically in the penalty shootout with Neymar (who else?) scoring the winning […]
Olympics Podcast: Previewing Honduras
With the Korean Olympics team just over 24 hours away from their quarter-final against Honduras, the old Tavern owner made a long-awaited return to the […]
Rio 2016: Korea 1-0 Mexico / Through to the last 8!
A legendary solo goal from Kwon Changhoon after the Mexicans threw everything at the Korean Olympic team was enough to send the Taeguk Warriors into the […]
2016 Rio Olympics — Korea 3:3 Germany / Injury time heartbreak
Possibly the best match of the 2016 Rio Olympics football tournament, the Korean national men’s Olympic football team led twice against the mighty Germans – but Hwang […]
Rio 2016: Hypotheses for Germany
In Jinseok’s excellent preview of the crucial “final-like” Germany encounter tomorrow at 3pm EST, 4am KST, he mentioned several hypotheses I had flaunted with him when […]
[2016 Rio Olympics] Meet the Squad: Defensive Midfielders
Defensive midfielders are often the unsung heroes of all successful teams. Meet Korea’s three defensive midfielders who will be making the trip to Rio in […]