Cheers for South Korea’s goal…”Uzbekistan” shouts Chinese crowd

Predictions of “off-the-field aggression” from the Chinese crowd went spectacularly awry as hosts China fell. Chinese fans filled the stadium for the men’s football quarterfinal match between South Korea and Uzbekistan at the Hangzhou 2022 Asian Games on Thursday at Huanglong Sports Center in Hangzhou, China. Unlike the China game, where the press box was …

Backtackle is basic, elbow to the gut…Hwang injured by tough Uzbek

South Korean soccer’s bid for a third consecutive Asian Games title was bittersweet as they defeated Uzbekistan to advance to the final of the Hangzhou 2022 Asian Games. Head coach Hwang Sun-hong’s men’s football team defeated Uzbekistan 2-1 in the men’s competition football semifinals at the Huanglong Sports Center Stadium in Hangzhou, China, on Thursday …

For the first time ever, the World Cup will be held in six countries on three continents

The host of the 2030 Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) World Cup has been chosen. “The FIFA Council unanimously agreed that Morocco, Portugal and Spain are the only candidates to host the 2030 tournament,” FIFA announced on its official website on Friday. That’s not all. Uruguay, Argentina, and Paraguay will also host matches. “It …

Chelsea captain suspended for 1 game and fined 150 million won after “polarizing” incident with ‘captain’ SON

Chelsea captain Leo James has been suspended for one game for provoking the referee in a match he missed. “James has been fined 90,000 pounds ($150,000) along with a one-match suspension for his clash with a match official in the tunnel after last month’s loss to Aston Villa,” Britain’s BBC reported on Thursday. James, who …

21% of all goals scored in the tournament…’Firepower’ Hwang Sun-hong Ho to face Uzbekistan in quarterfinal today

The memory of Hiroshima in 1994 is not a good one. Fresh off their Asian Games crown, the South Korean men’s soccer team went on a winning streak, demolishing Nepal 11-0 in their first group game and coming from behind to beat Korea in the quarterfinals, before falling 0-1 to Uzbekistan. Despite being outshot 27-4, …

‘Miss Korea and former Special Forces’ Heejun Wu, the all-around beautiful female bodybuilder, arrives in Hangzhou.

Wu Heejun made her international comeback in the first round of the Hangzhou Asian Games group stage against Thailand at the Xiaoshan Sports Center in Hangzhou, Zhejiang province, China on February 2. Wu, who signed with Kabaddi in 2013 and donned the Taekwondo flag in 2015, is making her second consecutive Asian Games appearance after …