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Former SSG Landers player Choo Shin-soo speaks during a press conference ahead of his retirement ceremony at Incheon SSG Landers Field in Incheon on June 14, 2025. [YONHAP]

Ex-MLB All-Star Choo Shin-soo falls off Hall of Fame ballot

Former All-Star outfielder Choo Shin-soo has dropped off the National Baseball Hall of Fame for writers after failing to clear the minimum vote threshold.

2026.1.21

Choo Shin-soo attends his retirement press conference at a hotel in Incheon on Nov. 7, 2024. [SSG LANDERS]

Choo Shin-soo becomes 1st Korean on Baseball Hall of Fame ballot

Former All-Star outfielder Choo Shin-soo, who paired excellent on-base skills with a power-speed combination, has become the first Korean player to be nominated for National Baseball Hall of Fame selection.

2025.11.18

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From left: K League President Kwon Oh-gap, former manager Kim Ho, former striker Dejan Damjanovic, Korea Football Association Honorary President Chung Mong-joon, former K League MVP Kim Joo-sung and Yoo Sun-woo, former player Yoo Sang-chul's son and former goalkeeper Kim Byung-ji pose for a commemorative photo during the 2025 K League Hall of Fame induction ceremony at the Asan Institute for Policy Studies in central Seoul on Sept. 16. [YONHAP]

Six new members inducted into K League Hall of Fame

The K League Hall of Fame enshrined six new members in a ceremony Tuesday, a class that includes a late World Cup hero who excelled at multiple positions in the domestic league.

2025.9.16

This image, provided by the Korea Professional Football League on July 1 shows the inductees into the K League Hall of Fame for 2025. From left: former administrator Chung Mong-joon, former goalkeeper Kim Byung-ji, former defender Kim Joo-sung, former striker Dejan Damjanovic, former midfielder Yoo Sang-chul and former head coach Kim Ho. [YONHAP]

Late World Cup hero to be inducted into K League Hall of Fame

Yoo Sang-chul, a late World Cup hero who excelled at multiple positions in the domestic league, will be inducted into Korean professional football's Hall of Fame this year.

2025.7.1

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MMA legend Bibiano Fernandes set for ONE Championship Hall of Fame induction at ONE 172 in Japan

Former longtime ONE bantamweight MMA world champion Bibiano “The Flash” Fernandes will soon become the second athlete to be inducted into the ONE Championship Hall of Fame.

2025.2.23

KFA to open new Korea Football Hall of Fame in Cheonan

The KFA's new Korea Football Hall of Fame has found a permanent home in Cheonan, South Chungcheong. The KFA signed a business agreement with the city Wednesday to house the Hall of Fame inside the new Football History Museum

2023.4.26

The K League Hall of Fame poster shared on the K League's official Instagram account on Friday. [SCREEN CAPTURE]

K League to commemorate legends of the Korean game in new Hall of Fame

The K League is celebrating the start of its 40th season with the introduction of a league Hall of Fame to recognize the achievements of legendary figures in Korean football. The first round of Hall of Fame inductees will be announced next month

2023.2.26

Climber Kim Hong-bin posthumously inducted into Sports Hall of Fame

The late Korean climber Kim Hong-bin was inducted into the Sports Hall of Fame on Wednesday, five months after he went missing after reaching the apex of Broad Peak, the twelfth-highest mountain in the world.

2021.12.23