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Challenge for first goal since returning to Asian Cup’ Son Heung-min

  Captain' Son Heung-min (Tottenham Hotspur), who returned after a sweet break, will play his first match since returning to the Asian Cup in the match against Crystal Palace in the 27th round of the Premier League (PL) on March 2 (hereinafter Korean time). Challenge the goal. Attention is being paid to whether Son Heung-min, who led Tottenham to four consecutive wins by scoring three goals in the last four games against Crystal Palace, will lead the team to victory again in this game. Son Heung-min aims for his 13th league goal in this game.  Before participating in the Asian Cup, Son Heung-min finished 2023 in third place in PL scoring, scoring 12 goals in 20 games.  However, after returning from the Asian Cup, he has yet to add a goal in the league, and in the meantime, his PL scoring ranking dropped to 7th. Son Heung-min, who was in poor condition last game and performed poorly, is trying to turn things around in this game.  As he led the team to victory by scori...

Holland → Barcelona’ shocking transfer? Contact with agent completed... 'It's a big dream'

  Erling Haaland's agent met with the Barcelona director. Gerard Romero, a journalist familiar with the European soccer transfer market, reported on the 29th (Korean time), "Deco, Barcelona's sporting director, met with Haaland's agent. What was discussed at the meeting was Haaland's future and Barcelona's grand dream." did. This is shocking news.  Haaland is already solidly established at Manchester City.  After leaving Dortmund and settling in Manchester City last season, he dominated the Premier League (PL) stage.  He established himself as a ‘monster’ by showing off his crazy scoring sense.  Last season, he was the top scorer in the PL, scoring 36 goals and providing 8 assists in 35 league games. Manchester City also achieved a treble thanks to Holland's performance.  They defeated Inter in the UEFA Champions League final and defeated Manchester United in the English FA Cup.  In particular, Holland scored 12 goals in 11 games in the UEFA Champions ...

Why on earth did LG-Lotte sign and trade Kim Min-sung? Is Ahn Chi-hong’s transfer a butterfly effect?

 The final destination for veteran infielder Kim Min-seong (36), who was unable to reach an agreement in free agent (FA) negotiations until the end of January, was not his original team LG, but his home team. It was Lotte. A breakthrough in negotiations was found in sign-and-trade. Lotte needed a veteran to fill the infield gap created by Ahn Chi-hong's transfer, and LG concluded this negotiation at the level of transfusing a promising player. LG and Lotte issued press releases side by side on the 26th, announcing the news of the sign and trade between the two clubs. FA infielder Kim Min-seong is at the center. LG signed a contract with FA player Kim Min-seong for a maximum of 3 years (2+1 year) and a total of 900 million won (down payment 200 million won, annual salary 500 million won, option 200 million won), and infielder Kim Min-soo from the Lotte Giants. They officially announced, “We conducted a 1-to-1 trade to recruit players and send Min-seong Kim.” First, LG signs a free a...

Robot referee 'S zone left and right expanded

 KBO has finalized detailed operating regulations for the Automatic Pitching System (ABS) and Pitch Clock (pilot operation). In order to minimize controversy over ball-strike decisions and strengthen the fairness of league operations, the KBO has finalized the ABS strike zone setting standards and detailed operating regulations to be introduced in the KBO league starting in 2024. For the past four years, ABS has been piloted in the Futures League and improvements have been made by reflecting the opinions of players and referees. In addition, in preparation for the introduction of ABS in the KBO league, the final plan was finalized through continuous discussions through each team's manager's meeting, operation team leader's meeting, and executive committee, as well as expert advisory meetings, surveys of players who have experienced ABS, and data sharing and discussion with the MLB Secretariat. prepared. The left and right standard for ABS to be applied in the 2024 season is...

It's burdensome to take a break now."

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  Kiwoom Heroes' Byeong Sang-kwon was expected to be a promising player who could become the 'second Seo Geon-chang'. Although he was not selected in the rookie draft, his batting talent was so good that he wore the Heroes' uniform as a developing player in 2018. Seo Geon-chang also started out as a reported player and grew into the league's best star. According to his assessment, he had the qualities to succeed in batting. He received quite a few opportunities in the 2020 and 2021 seasons. Thanks to that, I was able to serve in the military at Sangmu, and after completing my military service, I returned to Kiwoom and am preparing for the 2024 season. A lot has changed. He was a junior by a long time before he went to the military, but now there are many juniors. He faced stiff competition in the outfield. Although Lee Jeong-hoo (San Francisco) left, a new star named Lee Joo-hyung emerged. Kiwoom has foreign player Dawson as an outfielder. Veterans Lee Yong-gyu, Lee...

Van Dijk hints at parting ways with Liverpool, "Decision will be made after the end of the season"

 he aftermath of manager Jurgen Klopp's departure is already anticipated. First of all, the players are agitated. Virgil van Dijk has not confirmed whether he will renew his contract with Liverpool. He actually shocked people by saying that he could leave Liverpool. British media 'The Sun' commented on this on the 30th (hereinafter Korean time), "As soon as Coach Klopp announced that he would voluntarily resign from Liverpool, a question mark arose over Van Dijk's contract renewal. Perhaps this could be the beginning of the departure of Liverpool's key players. “There is,” he said. When asked whether he would extend his contract with Liverpool, Van Dijk said, "It's a very important question. I don't know either. Big things will happen for Liverpool in the future. There are so many things that have been predicted to change, not just the coach. I'm very curious about what direction it will go. “I don’t know when that will happen, but I will judge...

Birmingham City, England's second division,

 Midfielder Baek Seung-ho (26), who participated in the 2022 Qatar World Cup and Hangzhou Asian Games with the Taegeuk symbol, joined Birmingham City of the England Professional Football Championship (Second Division). Birmingham City announced on the 30th (Korean time) that they signed a contract with Baek Seung-ho until June 2026. As a result, Baek Seung-ho will appear on the European stage again three years after 2021, when he transferred to K-League 1 Jeonbuk Hyundai after playing for Darmstadt in the German second division. Baek Seng-ho, a former member of FC Barcelona's youth team in Spain, played for Girona in Spain and the second-tier team Peralada before joining Darmstadt in 2019 and moving to Germany, and has been active in Jeonbuk since 2021. In Jeonbuk, he played a total of 106 games, including 82 in K-League 1, over three seasons, contributing to winning the K-League 1 in 2021 and the Korea Football Association (FA) Cup in 2022. As for the national team, he has played ...