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Korean football legends Cha Bum-kun and Park Ji-sung go back to where it all started

The two football icons returned to Mexico City’s Estadio Olímpico Universitario, where Korea earned its first World Cup point and launched its modern tournament run.

2026.6.10

Cha Bum-kun, right, during his playing days in the German Bundesliga. [JOONGANG ILBO]

Son follows footsteps of other Korean internationals with LAFC curtain call

Son Heung-min's move to Los Angeles FC follows in the footsteps of players like Park Ji-sung, who returned to PSV Eindhoven for his final season, or Hong Myung-bo and Lee Young-pyo, who both ended their careers in the MLS.

2025.8.7

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Korean football legend Cha Bum-kun speaks in a message played before the start of the Homeless World Cup in Seoul on Friday. [SCREEN CAPTURE]

[VIDEO] Football legends, FIFA president send messages of support ahead of Seoul Homeless World Cup

Korean football legend Cha Bum-kun, better known internationally as Tscha Bum, was among a number of former footballers to speak at the draw for the 2024 Homeless World Cup in Seoul, alongside FIFA President Gianni Infantino.

2024.9.21

Korean football legend Cha Bum-kun [JOONGANG ILBO]

Korean legend Cha Bum-kun's football legacy lives on in Goheung

Korean football legend Cha Bum-kun’s passion for the sport has not waned even at the age of 70, as he spending retirement teaching young kids to play for free in Goheung County, South Jeolla.

2023.11.29

Footballing legends named to Asia Men's Team of 20th Century

Cha Bum-kun, Kim Joo-sung and Hong Myung-bo are among the final 11 greatest Asian players to play between 1901 and 2000, according to the International Federation of Football History and Statistics.

2021.5.11

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cha bum-kun

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Korean football legends Cha Bum-kun and Park Ji-sung go back to where it all started

Son follows footsteps of other Korean internationals with LAFC curtain call

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[VIDEO] Football legends, FIFA president send messages of support ahead of Seoul Homeless World Cup

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Footballing legends named to Asia Men's Team of 20th Century