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Will ‘PSG popular man’ Lee Kang-in be selected for UCL, the dream stage?

 Shall we appear on the ‘Dream Stage’? Paris Saint-Germain (PSG), where Lee Kang-in belongs, will invite AC Milan (Italy) to the Parc des Princes in Paris, France at 4 a.m. on the 26th for the third match of the Group F group stage. Korean soccer fans are interested in whether Lee Kang-in will start. The UEFA Champions League (UCL) is called the dream stage for soccer players. Lee Kang-in has already played in a UCL game wearing a PSG uniform. After recovering from injury, the last event he played before being called up for the Asian Games was the UCL schedule against Dortmund. At that time, Lee Kang-in was on the field for about 10 minutes as a substitute in the second half. Current condition is good. The analysis is that Lee Kang-in is likely to play as a starter because he has become more integrated into the team. Previously, Lee Kang-in left the team for about a month to participate in the Hangzhou Asian Games and the A-match in October, but he returned with several positive fa...

Ajax, a prestigious Dutch soccer team, sacks its coach

  Ajax, a prestigious Dutch soccer team, sacks its coach Ajax announced on its website on the 24th (Korean time), "We have decided to immediately part ways with coach Maurice Stein. Coach Stein has reached an agreement with management to step down." Director Stein's term was originally until June 2026. The reason Coach Stein suddenly stepped down was because Ajax was going through its worst slump. Ajax fell to 17th place out of 18 teams participating in the Dutch Eredivisie in the 2023-2024 season, putting them in a position to worry about relegation rather than aiming for the championship. After the opening, they only achieved 1 win (2 draws, 4 losses) in 7 games. In particular, they have lost all of their last four games and are hardly able to lay the foundation for a rebound. This season, both matches in the UEFA Europa League (UEL) group stage were also drawn. Jan Van Halsteren, the club's CEO, said, "We collaborated intensively and professionally with Coach ...

Tel Aviv Open Tennis in Israel canceled due to be held in November

 The Tel Aviv Open of the Men's Professional Tennis (ATP) Tour, scheduled to be held in November, was canceled due to the armed conflict between Israel and the Palestinian armed political faction Hamas. The ATP Tour announced on the 15th that "the Tel Aviv Open will not be held due to growing safety concerns due to armed conflict taking place in the region." The Tel Aviv Open was scheduled to be held in Tel Aviv, Israel, for one week starting November 5th. Last year marked the first time in 26 years since 1996 that an ATP tour tournament was held in Israel. Novak Djokovic (Serbia) won last year's competition. “We strongly condemn all forms of violent terrorism and express our condolences to those innocently killed in this incident,” the ATP Tour said, adding, “We hope that peace will quickly return to the region.” 스포츠토토

2G consecutive multi-home run, Silver Slugger ML

  Philadelphia won 3-1 in Game 4 of the National League Division Series (3 wins out of 5) against the 2023 Major League Atlanta Braves held at Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA on the 13th (Korean time).  Philadelphia achieved an upset by defeating Atlanta for the second year in a row. Of course, Castellanos was the recipient of the award for victory on this day.  Castellanos, who started as the 7th hitter and right fielder, led the victory by going 2 hits in 3 at-bats, 2 home runs, 1 walk, 2 RBI, and 2 runs.  In particular, Castellanos, who hit multiple home runs in Game 3, set a major league record by hitting two home runs in two consecutive games.  According to MLB.com, the official Major League Baseball website, Castellanos became the first player in postseason history to record multiple home runs in two consecutive games. Castellanos' first home run of the game hit in the fourth inning.  With the score down 0-1, Castellanos targeted...

Relive Beijing's glory at Dodger Stadium?

 As the International Olympic Committee (IOC) predicts the return of baseball and softball as official Olympic sports, expectations in the domestic baseball community are also growing. Attention is being paid to whether Moon Dong-ju and Yoon Dong-hee, who left a deep impression at the Hangzhou Asian Games, will be able to hit the ball at Dodger Stadium.  The IOC announced on its official website on the 10th (Korean time) that the 2028 Los Angeles (LA) Olympic Organizing Committee proposed the temporary adoption of 5 additional sports in addition to the existing 28 core sports. There are five sports in total: cricket, flag football, lacrosse, squash, baseball, and softball. The sports mentioned this time must undergo IOC review. The IOC's Olympic Program Committee will deliver a recommendation to the Executive Committee, and if this recommendation is accepted, it will be decided on whether to adopt it as an official event at the 141st IOC General Assembly to be held in Mumbai, ...

The arcade boy becomes the first Asian Games gold medalist.

 If you watch a drama set in the 1980s or 1990s, there is a scene that always appears. A child piles coins at an arcade and is absorbed in Street Fighter, Galaga, Tetris, etc., and a mother runs up at a fast pace and slaps the child on the back. In the digital age, arcades now exist only as a memory of the past, and PC rooms are now taking over the role of arcades. However, there was a small 'incident' that brought out old memories during last Chuseok holiday. It was 44-year-old Kim Kwan-woo’s gold medal at the Hangzhou Asian Games. The sport in which Kim Kwan-woo won the gold medal was none other than ‘Street Fighter.’ It's that street fighter that was played in arcades back in the day. This game, first produced in arcades in 1987, caused a worldwide boom with the second series introduced in 1991. For the first time in video game history, players chose one of eight characters with unique skills and fought one-on-one using techniques such as grabbing, throwing, and long bla...

‘Golden’ sprouts were visible

 The 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games come to an end. This competition, held from September 23 to October 8, was originally scheduled to be held in 2022, but was postponed by one year due to COVID-19. There were great concerns due to the precedent of the Beijing Winter Olympics, which was shaken by various political controversies, but the Games ended successfully. The growth of young players was noticeable at this tournament. In particular, athletes who could not stand on the podium at the 2021 Tokyo Olympics won medals, raising expectations for the 2024 Paris Olympics to be held in July next year. The growth of basic stocks, where Korea has been weak so far, is also noticeable. Representative examples are swimming and high jumping. One Asian record and five competition records set by Korea in this competition all came from swimming. In particular, Kim Woo-min (22), who won three medals in the competition, and Hwang Seon-woo (20, Gangwon Provincial Office), who won six medals (2 gold, 2 s...

Established as the new ‘goods’ of the MZ generation!

  For him, a member of the MZ generation (born between 1980 and the mid-2000s), purchasing paper newspapers was an unfamiliar but exciting experience.  Ever since he was in elementary school, Mr. Lee, who followed his 'baseball fanatic' father to and from Jamsil Stadium, stood in line and was delighted to receive autographs from Park Yong-taek and Lee Byeong-gyu, became an LG Twins fan. And Mr. Lee, from 'Ellini', finally achieved one of his dreams before he turned 30.  I got to see the LG Twins win the regular season. For Mr. Lee, born in 1996, winning LG is the first time in his life.  LG's previous win was in 1994, 29 years ago.  On the 3rd, the last day of the holiday, Soyeon Lee cheered with her father when LG's 2023 regular season win was confirmed.  Messages filled with joy poured in in the group chat room where people who were walking together gathered together. After a brief moment of joy, Mr. Lee hurriedly turned on the computer.  Although hi...

Korean tennis star Kwon Soon-woo (26, Dangjin City Hall) raised eyebrows at his rude behavior after the game.

Kwon Soon-woo (112th in the world), who is aiming for the men's singles gold medal at the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games, suffered a shock defeat of 2 (3-67-5 4-6) in the second round of the men's tennis singles held at Hangzhou Olympic Sports Center in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China, on the 25th. Kwon Soon-woo returned after suffering a shoulder injury last month, but he lost six consecutive games after returning. The problem is Kwon Soon-woo's behavior afterwards. Even after the defeat was confirmed, Kwon Soon-woo continued to hit the court hard with his racket, hitting the chair twice with a broken racket as if his anger had not gone away, and then picking up the racket again and hitting the court. The winner Samrez approached Kwon Soon-woo, who was packed, and asked for a handshake, but Kwon Soon-woo ignored it without even looking at Samrez, and the embarrassed Samrez turned around and greeted the crowd. The video of Kwon Soon-woo's actions spread rapidly through Ch...