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Korea Herald
01-08-2025
- Sport
- Korea Herald
K League champions Ulsan HD part ways with head coach Kim Pan-gon
The three-time defending South Korean football champions Ulsan HD FC announced Friday they have terminated their contract with head coach Kim Pan-gon, barely a year after hiring him. Ulsan HD said the decision was reached through a mutual agreement between the club and the departing coach. Kim will coach his final match at 7 p.m. Saturday against Suwon FC at Munsu Football Stadium in Ulsan, some 300 kilometers southeast of Seoul. Ulsan HD brought in Kim on July 28 last year to replace Hong Myung-bo, who had left for the South Korean men's national team after coaching Ulsan HD to back-to-back K League 1 titles in 2022 and 2023. They were in their season-low fourth place when Kim was hired, but won eight of their first 11 matches under the new coach to claim their third consecutive title. Kim had played for Ulsan's championship squad in 1996, making him the first man to win the league title with Ulsan both as player and head coach. This year, Ulsan HD put together an early three-match winning streak, seemingly on their way to another title, before fading away badly. They are winless in their past six league matches, leaving them in seventh place among 12 clubs with 31 points -- 23 behind the league-leading Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors with 15 matches left. Kim had been under pressure to step down for weeks. When he coached Team K League in a friendly match against Newcastle United on Wednesday, some Ulsan HD fans chanted, "Kim Pan-gon, get out!" before the kickoff. Kim said after the match he hadn't heard the chants and said he would try to right the ship in August. Former South Korean national team head coach Shin Tae-yong is believed to be in line to succeed Kim, who claimed he'd found about his dismissal through a media report Thursday before the club had even contacted him. Also Friday, Ulsan HD CEO Kim Gwang-guk resigned after 10 years on the job.
Yahoo
30-06-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Dortmund bracing themselves for physical Ramos and Monterrey
Borussia Dortmund's Waldemar Anton (C) tries a header on goal that goes just wide during the FIFA Club World Cup Group F soccer match between Borussia Dortmund and Ulsan HD FC at TQL Stadium. Trent Patterson/ZUMA Press Wire/dpa Borussia Dortmund have a lot of respect for their Club World Cup last 16 opponents Monterrey and their veteran leader Sergio Ramos but hope to prevail in what they expect to be a very physical affair on Tuesday night. Spanish defender legend Ramos, 39, joined the Mexican club in February, and they conceded only one goal in the group stage, against Inter Milan. Advertisement "They are a very, very good team. They define themselves through intensity, one-on-one situations and tackles," Dortmund sporting director Sebastian Kehl said. Defender Waldemar Anton said that it will "get down to business in the tackles. It can sometimes hurt. I was also impressed by the fact that they sometimes chopped in from behind. I might have known that from my youth." Looking at long-time Real Madrid captain Ramos, Kehl said: "You always want a player like that in the team because he epitomises a lot. Playing against him is sometimes unpleasant." "We'll have to really stretch ourselves to get through to the next round. But of course I'm optimistic that we can progress to the next round." Advertisement Dortmund will face a largely hostile crowd due to the large Mexican community in the United States. But midfielder Pascal Gross said he "would be happy if there is a World Cup feeling in the stadium" after Dortmund played their last game against Ulsan HD in front of just over 8,000 fans. Gross said that playing in the Atlanta arena with its air condition and moveable roof can help then, after their play suffered from having to play previous games in intense heat. "I think that will help us. I believe there will be a different intensity," Gross said.
The Hindu
21-06-2025
- Sport
- The Hindu
Fluminense v Ulsan LIVE streaming info: Where to watch FIFA Club World Cup 2025 match? Predicted lineups
Fluminense and Ulsan HD FC will look to keep their hopes of reaching the FIFA Club World Cup 2025 knockouts when they face off in their Group F match at the MetLife Stadium in Ohio. Fluminense drew its first match against Borussia Dortmund, while Ulsan fell to a narrow 0-1 defeat against South African side Mamelodi Sundowns. The top two teams in each group will move onto the round of 16. LIVESTREAM AND TELECAST INFO When will the Fluminense vs Ulsan FIFA Club World Cup 2025 group stage match kick off? The Fluminense vs Ulsan FIFA Club World Cup 2025 group stage will kick off at 3:30 AM IST on Sunday, June 22 at the MetLife Stadium. Where to watch the Fluminense vs Ulsan FIFA Club World Cup 2025 group stage match? The Fluminense vs Ulsan FIFA Club World Cup 2025 group stage will not be telecast anywhere in India. The match will be livestreamed on the DAZN app and website. PREDICTED LINEUPS Fluminense: Fabio (gk), Xavier, Thiago Silva, Freytes, Rene, Nonato, Hercules, Martinelli, Arias, Everaldo, Canobbio Ulsan: Jo (gk), Trojak, Seo, Kim, Ludwigson, Lee, Jung, Bojanic, Ko, Um, Farias
TimesLIVE
19-06-2025
- Sport
- TimesLIVE
World champ Proteas return to heroes' welcome
In the 68th episode of the Arena Sports Show, presenter Clauiee Grace Mpanza and regular guest Mahlatse Mphahlele are joined by sportscaster Philasande Sixaba to discuss leading stories making headlines. The discussion starts with a reflection on Mamelodi Sundowns winning their first match at the Fifa Club World Cup, beating Ulsan HD FC of South Korea 1-0 to boost their chances of progressing past Group F. The focus shifts to the Proteas, who became world champions with a five-wicket win over Australia in the ICC World Test Championship final at Lord's at the weekend and returned to a heroes' welcome at OR Tambo International Airport on Wednesday. The panel ended their discussion by talking about the Springboks, who are in camp in Johannesburg where coach Rassie Erasmus is preparing for the international season. The campaign starts with a clash against the Barbarians in Cape Town on June 28, followed by back-to-back matches against Italy at Loftus (July 5) and Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium (July 12), then a Test against Georgia in Mbombela on July 19.
Korea Herald
06-06-2025
- Sport
- Korea Herald
S. Korea coach looking to test young players ahead of World Cup
With South Korea having locked down their World Cup berth early, head coach Hong Myung-bo said Friday he will use the team's one final qualifying match to test young and unproven players. Hong and the rest of the team received a hero's welcome home at Incheon International Airport, just west of Seoul, on Friday evening, some 12 hours after securing their 2026 World Cup ticket by beating Iraq 2-0 in Basra, southern Iraq, in their latest qualifying match. South Korea will compete in their 11th consecutive World Cup, a streak bettered by only Brazil, Germany, Argentina, Italy and Spain. South Korea will host Kuwait in Seoul on Tuesday to wrap up Group B play in the third round of the Asian qualifiers. After grabbing their World Cup spot in a hostile environment, the South Korean players will likely be in for a celebratory night in front of home fans in an otherwise inconsequential match. To Hong, though, the match will still be an important occasion as he hopes to get a closer look at some inexperienced players in a national team setting. "We will try our best in that match. And it's an opportunity for us to test young guys who may be able to play at the World Cup next year," Hong told reporters at the airport. "We won't have too many opportunities like this. It's one thing for those guys to watch from the bench and quite another for them to play." Hong said there is no shortage of options on the current iteration of the squad. Of the 26 players, seven players were born in the 2000s and 14 players have fewer than 10 caps. Five of them didn't have any international appearance prior to the Iraq match, with defender Cho Hyun-taek and midfielder Jeon Jin-woo making their debuts in Basra. "Both on defense and offense, we can send out some young players. I will be talking to my staff on how to go about that plan," Hong added. "From this moment on, everything we do will be geared toward preparing for the World Cup." After the Kuwait match, Hong said he will travel to the United States to watch the FIFA Club World Cup, where his former K League 1 team, Ulsan HD FC, will be the lone South Korean representative. Then in July, South Korea will host the East Asian Football Federation E-1 Championship, followed by friendly matches against the US and Mexico in September. The EAFF tournament has usually featured players based in the domestic K League because it's held in the offseason for European clubs. With the World Cup a year away, though, Hong hinted he may cast a wider net than usual when it comes to selecting players. "For the East Asian tournament, I want to take players who have a chance to play, and help the team at the World Cup and be competitive there," Hong said. "After that event, then I will start getting ready for the September friendlies." With young guns licking their chops, Hong hinted that Son Heung-min, who wasn't on the squad list against Iraq, may be held out next week, too. Son missed about a month earlier this year with a foot injury, before captaining Tottenham Hotspur to the UEFA Europa League title on May 21. He did not play in Spurs' final Premier League match of the season that weekend, and Hong said Son is not fully recovered from the foot trouble. "If we wanted to force the issue, he could have played maybe 20 to 30 minutes. But I don't think it's the right thing to do to the player at this moment," Hong said. "His season is over, and he had a tough one with injuries. We will make a decision on him over the next couple of days, but I don't think we're at a point where we have to push him that hard." Hong thanked South Korean fans for their support while watching the match that kicked off at 3:15 a.m. Friday. With Iraq on the South Korean government's travel ban list due to security risks, no fans made the trip to watch the win in person. Hong admitted he had been concerned about safety issues during the team's stay in Iraq and thanked the South Korean Embassy in Iraq for taking good care of the players.
