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No score for a month → Shake your position? Richarlison still ranks second in team assists

Richarlison helped Son Heung-min for the second time in a row.  Tottenham Hotspur won 2-0 over Fulham in the 9th round of the 2023-24 season Premier League (PL) held at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, England at 4 a.m. on the 24th (Korean time). Tottenham regained first place in the league with 23 points, undefeated in the opening 9 games (7 wins, 2 draws).  On this day, Tottenham used a 4-2-3-1 formation. Son Heung-min was at the front, with Richarlison, James Madison, and Dejan Kulusevski behind him. Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg and Pape Sar formed the midfield, while Destiny Udogi, Mickey van der Ven, Christian Romero, and Pedro Foro formed the back four. The goalkeeper gloves were worn by Guglielmo Vicario. To counter this, Fulham also used a 4-2-3-1 formation. Carlos Vinicius was the lone striker, and Willian, Andreas Pereira, and Bobby de Cordoba-Reed formed the second line. Joao Palinha and Sasha Lukic played as midfielders, while Anthony Robinson, Tim Liam, Calvin Vesey and Timot

Ten Haag 'big concerns' about Casemiro

 Ten Haag 'big concerns' about Casemiro Soccer media outlet 'Tribuna' reported on the 24th (Korean time) that 'Coach Eric ten Haag has 'big concerns' about using Casemiro as a starter in the long-awaited Manchester derby.' Casemiro was such a key resource that he was even awarded Manchester United's Player of the Month for September. Casemiro started all six games held in September and played full time in five games. In particular, in the 32nd minute of the game against Bayern Munich, Rashford and Marshall combined in the middle and the ball went to Casemiro, who fell and kicked it with his left foot to make it 3-2. In the 4th minute of added time in the second half, Manchester United received a free kick due to a foul by Reimer on the left side, and Casemiro scored with Bruno Fernandez sharply scoring. The second half ended with this goal, but Manchester United trailed 4-3. He also flew in the League Cup match against Crystal Palace. In the 26th min

First loss, AG had a big impact’ GAM Supporter Palette’s ‘Secret of 2 consecutive wins’

 On the 14th, I met ‘Palette’ Nguyen Hai Trung right after completing his revenge story with Loud. With an expression of comfort rather than joy, he is a veteran supporter of Vietnam and GAM, who led the legend of Phong Bu Buffalo in 2018. Just like the sense of stability that comes from his long career, he conducted the interview coherently even in potentially tense situations.  When asked by the author about his thoughts after the game, he said that the development of 'teamwork' was more positive than 'victory'. He added that the mutual playmaking and strategic moves of trusting each other (the law of the diagonal) were positive.   You lost the previous match against Loud, but what was the biggest difference this time that allowed you to win? He said there were problems with practice, mentality and adaptation. “RDAG, because we were participating in the Asian Games, we did not have enough training time. We also had to adapt in Korea. The results were good in scrimmage

‘Total 305 wins – winning ratio 0.628’ ATL-BAL-LAD Lonely fall

  All three teams with an average winning percentage of 0.628 were eliminated from the division series.  The three teams with a combined 305 wins in the regular season only won one final game in the division series. The Atlanta Braves, Baltimore Orioles, and LA Dodgers all surpassed 100 wins in the regular season.  Atlanta 104 wins, Baltimore 101 wins, LA Dodgers 100 wins. They all won championships in their respective districts.  In particular, Atlanta and LA Dodgers easily rose to the top with a gap of 14 and 16 games from second place in the district. But the postseason stage was scary.  Baltimore was swept by the Texas Rangers first, followed by the Los Angeles Dodgers and Atlanta. Baltimore had a see-saw game in the first and second games, but fell 1-7 in the third and final game.  The Texas batting lineup gained momentum and destroyed the Baltimore mound. Also, the LA Dodgers seemed to have completely lost momentum after Clayton Kershaw gave up 6 runs in 1/3 inning in Game 1.  Th

The 10th anniversary of the i-League saw hope in the grassroots

 “Yewon give it to me! Pass! Pass!” At the 2023 i-LEAGUE Football Festival held at Yongsan Children's Garden in Seoul at noon on the 7th, the 4-on-4, 10-minute match between Nowon United and Gapyeong Youth was heated. Among the boys, the clever movements of a girl in a red uniform with her hair tied up stood out. A flash of movement into the back space, Gapyeong youth coach Cho In-hwan shouted “Yewon!” as soon as the net shook. Yewon's hat trick swept the length and breadth of the pitch, and the game ended in a 3-3 draw. (Lee) Ye-won, a third-grader at Gapyeong Miwon Elementary School's Wigok branch, first started playing soccer at the 'Girls' Soccer Class' run by the Korea Sports Council last year. “It’s so much fun to run and pass. It feels really good to score a goal,” he said with a big smile. In a small school with 21 students in total, he played ball with his 6th grade brothers and his skills improved greatly in just one year, and he even realized his drea

Deft-Keria, their story continues this year as well

 Will 'Deft' and 'Keria', who will be on the Worlds stage again this year following their clash in last year's finals, engage in a fierce battle for the team's honor once again? The League of Legends 2023 World Championship (hereinafter referred to as the 2023 World Cup), which will determine the world's best League of Legends (LoL) in 2023, will begin in Seoul, South Korea on the 10th. After deciding on the eight teams that will advance to the knockout stage through the qualifying series, play-in stage, and Swiss stage, a single tournament will be held to determine the team that will lift the Summoner's Cup at the Gocheok Sky Dome in Seoul on November 19. Gen.G Esports, T1, KT Rolster, and DK have been selected as representatives of the LCK, and we will be able to meet some of the leading players from last year's World Cup finals again, along with Team Liquid's 'Pyosik' Hong Chang-hyeon. Fans around the world of the world champions, who

Jeong Hae-young makes 20 saves for three years in a row.

 KIA won 2-1 in the home game against Samsung in the 2023 Shinhan Bank SOL KBO League held at Kia Champions Field in Gwangju on the 8th. On this day, KIA, which invited new players for the 2024 season, presented them with victory. KIA, ranked 6th with two consecutive wins, has a season record of 68 wins, 67 losses, and 2 draws. With KIA leading the way with rookie Yoon Young-cheol and Samsung with foreign pitcher Taylor Widener, KIA broke the balance first. With one out in the fourth inning, Socrates Brito walked, stole second base, and advanced to third base on Lee Woo-sung's infield hit. And it arrived at home when Han Junsu hit a timely hit. Samsung, which had been tied without scoring a point until the fifth inning due to Yoon Young-cheol, brought the game back to square one in the sixth inning with Ryu Ji-hyuk's double and Kang Min-ho's timely hit. In the end, the difference between victory and defeat was in the bullpen. KIA, who had been tied up with 6 hits, 2 walks,

KBO September monthly MVP candidates announced

  In the pitcher category, LG Kim Jin-seong, NC Peddie, Samsung Buchanan, and Doosan Jeong Cheol-won were named.  Among the fielders, SSG Hanyu Island, LG Hong Chang-ki, and KIA Kim Seon-bin were selected as candidates.  The September MVP will be selected by combining the results of the Korea Baseball Writers' Association vote as well as the fan vote conducted through the Shinhan Bank Sol app from the 6th to the 10th. As the players who performed the best each month were carefully selected, the competition is fierce. LG, which confirmed the regular season championship, produced two candidates.  Kim Jin-seong pitched in 16 of the 24 games LG played in September, taking the middle relief pitch and closing pitch, ranking first in pitcher appearances.  He also performed well with 12⅓ innings, 3 saves, 7 holds, and an ERA of 0.73.  Hong Chang-gi contributed to LG's early win in the pennant race by being tied for second in hits (35), first in runs scored (23), and third in on-base pe

on Heung-min, who scored 6 goals in September, appears to be the EPL player of the month for the 4th time in his career

  Son Heung-min was so hot in September.  Son Heung-min looks likely to win the Premier League Player of the Month award for September. Son Heung-min, the best player in September without a rival Son Heung-min (31, Tottenham) did not record a single attack point in the three games he played in August.  His tactical role changed, and his performance itself wasn't bad.  The team also went undefeated.  However, it was a month of disappointment for fans who supported Son Heung-min.   However, Son Heung-min seemed to make up for that disappointment by scoring a goal with great momentum in September.   The away match against Burnley in the 4th round of the Premier League, held on September 2nd, started.  Son Heung-min revived his goal scoring skills by scoring a hat trick in that game.   He failed to score a goal in the next 5th round match against Sheffield United.  However, Tottenham achieved a dramatic comeback victory thanks to Richarlison's 1 goal and 1 assist.  And Son Heung-mi