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Nagelsmann, completely changing the ‘rusty tank corps’

  Coach Julian Nagelsmann, who took office as the head coach of the German national team six months ago, declared a generational change about 100 days before the major tournament. German soccer media outlet 'Mia Sanmia' cited a 'Bild' report on the 29th (Korean time), saying that coach Nagelsmann will make changes to the national team ahead of the 2024 UEFA European Football Championship to be held this summer. reported. According to the media, Nagelsmann said, "We will not call up a few players who many people think will be selected for the national team," and announced that many veterans of the existing German national team will be excluded. Euro 2024 will be held in Germany from June 15th.  Coach Nagelsmann did not specify which players would not be called up.  However, the media reported that players from Bayern Munich, the most prestigious in Germany, such as Leon Goretzka and Serge Gnabry, along with Kim Min-jae's teammates, as well as Borussia Dortm...

Ahn Ik-soo, former FC Seoul coach, became representative of 2nd division Ansan Greeners

    Former coach Ahn Ik-soo, who stepped down as FC Seoul coach during the professional soccer K-League 1 season last year, was appointed as the representative of the K-League 2 (second division) club Ansan Greeners. Ansan Greeners FC announced on the 29th that it had appointed former coach Ahn Ik-soo as its fifth CEO.  Representative Ahn will officially begin work at the home opening game against Gyeongnam FC at 2pm on the 1st of next month. Representative Ahn served as coach of FC Seoul in 2010, contributing to the K-League championship, and then served as the head coach of the U-20 national team after working for Busan and Seongnam.  He has been recognized for his leadership as the coach of Sunmoon University since 2018, and was appointed as the coach of FC Seoul in 2021, leading the team for about three years. He announced his resignation without notice on August 19 of last year, and coach Kim Jin-gyu took over as acting coach and played the remaining 11 games. R...

Despite being eliminated in the semifinals, Lee Kang-in and Seol Young-woo shined... ESPN's Asia Cup Best 11

  Osmar (36, Seoul E-Land), a long-serving foreign player in the K League, takes on a new challenge.  He debuted at FC Seoul in the 2014 season and played 282 games without moving to another team.  However, his contract with Seoul ended at the end of last season, and he had to leave the team.  Osmar bid farewell to the players and fans in tears.  Initially, the possibility of a transfer to Malaysia was raised, but he suddenly changed his direction to Seoul E-Land. He recently participated in the 2024 K-League Winter Training Media Camp held in Seogwipo, Jeju, and said, “I was so sad when I had to suddenly leave the team,” and said, “Now, my family and I are spending happy days.  “I had mixed emotions for a month, like I was riding a roller coaster, but looking back now, I think it was a good experience.” Osmar spent 9 seasons in the K-League, but this is his first time in K-League 2.  Seoul E-Land has coach Kim Do-gyun at the helm and has brought in pl...

Klinsmann's 'absurd move' after going home..

  Jürgen Klinsmann (Germany) national soccer team coach has left for the United States again.  It has been just two days since he returned to the country after failing to win the 2023 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Asian Cup.  Even though the fans' anger is boiling over, the Korea Football Association is unable to even come up with a position.  Even follow-up schedules such as the Power Strengthening Committee and even Director Klinsmann's attendance at the meeting are 'undecided.'  It is truly a total crisis, the bitter current state of Korean soccer. According to the Football Association on the 12th, Coach Klinsmann already left for the United States two days ago and is resting at his home.  At the time of the entry interview after failing to win the Asian Cup on the 8th, he said, “I plan to leave the country next week,” but Coach Klinsmann went ahead of schedule and quietly left the country during the Lunar New Year holiday.  He announced his pl...

'More than 500,000 won per day for food' Prepared for KK mini camp...

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 Left-hander Young-geon, who attracted attention as the 'successor of Kim Gwang-hyun', has shown growth as the years go by. On the other hand, there was also regret that he did not perform as well as expected. This is the story of Oh Won-seok (SSG Landers), who is now in his 5th year as a professional. Oh Won-seok, who entered the professional ranks as a first-round pick for SK (now SSG) in 2020, only appeared in 8 games for the first team in his first year, but made a clear mark in spring camp the following year. Starting the season in the bullpen, he joined the starting lineup that was struggling due to an injury to foreign pitcher Arty Lewicki, and quickly established himself by performing better than expected. In fact, Won-Seok Oh, who played a 'full-time' season, left a record of 7 wins, 6 losses, 2 holds, and an average ERA of 5.89 in 33 games and 110 innings in 2021. As the season drew to a close, there were more days in the bullpen than as a starter, but Oh Won-...

Competition for finish again with Jeong Cheol-won

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 Professional baseball free agent (FA) Hong Geon-hee completed negotiations with his original team, the Doosan Bears, under the condition of extending his contract by two years in accordance with the player's wishes after lengthy discussions. The bullpen, which was reorganized in the middle of last season, is also expected to be reorganized from scratch. A Doosan official said about pitcher Hong Kun-hee's contract in a phone call with the Seoul Shinmun on the 26th, "The manager wanted to stay, and Hong Kun-hee knew this and participated in the negotiations, but there was a salary cap issue, so a compromise was found through the player option. “This process took a long time,” he explained. “Because he is a player who has contributed to the club, we included the option of staying at Doosan or receiving the market’s evaluation at our discretion after performing well over the next two years.” The day before, Doosan signed a 2+2 year contract with free agent Hong Geon-hee for u...

Exclusion of 35 protected players → Kiwoom, positive opinion from 4.2 billion won infielder from SSG

 “I think my value has been recognized by being selected as the first overall pick.” Veteran infielder Choi Joo-hwan (36) wore the Kiwoom Heroes uniform as the first overall pick in the KBO 2nd draft held on November 22 last year. At the time, Choi Joo-hwan said through the club immediately after being nominated, “I was surprised by the sudden decision. He got a lot of calls too. “He is trying to adapt well to his new club,” he said. Choi Joo-hwan achieved his dream of debuting on the professional stage when he was selected by the Doosan Bears with the 46th pick in the 6th round of the 2nd round in 2006. After continuing his career as a player for Doosan for over 10 years, he obtained his first free agent qualification after the 2020 season, and signed a four-year contract with SSG for a total of 4.2 billion won (down payment of 1.2 billion won, total annual salary of 2.6 billion won, and options of 400 million won). ) signed a contract and transferred. In the 2021 season, the firs...

Hanwha Kim Kang-min expresses gratitude to his former team’s fans

 would like to say I am very grateful to the (SK Wyverns and SSG Landers) fans. “I can give generously in response to questions (asked by junior players).” Kim Kang-min, who is making a new start for the Hanwha Eagles, expressed his gratitude to the fans of his former team and promised to show the dignity of a veteran. Kim Kang-min, who was called by SK (now SSG) as the 18th overall player in the second round in 2001, played only for SSG until last season. With not only a stable defense, but also quick feet and sharp hitting ability, he contributed greatly to SK and SSG's reign as strong teams in the league. His career records include a batting average of 0.274 (1,470 hits in 5,364 at-bats), 138 home runs, 674 RBI, and 209 stolen bases in 1,919 appearances. Kim Kang-min made his first transfer in baseball through the second draft held in November of last year. He was nominated by Hanwha, which was looking at veterans for the opportunity to be additionally nominated in the 4th round...