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Pohang Steelers forward Kim In-sung, right, chases the ball during the AFC Champions League Elite league stage match against Johor Darul Ta’zim at the Sultan Ibrahim Stadium in Malaysia on Feb. 18. [POHANG STEELERS]

Shandong’s shock ACLE withdrawal not enough to lift Pohang Steelers

The Pohang Steelers did not benefit from Shandong Taishan’s withdrawal from the AFC Champions League Elite (ACLE) league stage on Wednesday, as the K League side was deducted three points from its November victory over the Chinese team.

2025.2.20

Gwangju FC defender Lee Min-ki dribbles the ball during the 2024-25 AFC Champions League Elite match against Shandong Taishan at Jinan Olympic Sports Center in Jinan, China on Feb. 11. [GWANGJU FC]

Gwangju fall to Shandong but still secure first-ever ACLE knockout spot

Gwangju FC lost 3-1 to Shandong Taishan in their penultimate match of the 2024-25 AFC Champions League Elite (ACLE) league phase on Tuesday but still secured a place in the round of 16 for the first time.

2025.2.12

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The Pohang Steelers beat Shandong Taishan 4-2 in the AFC Champions League Elite on Wednesday. [SCREEN CAPTURE]

Pohang Steelers trounce Shandong Taishan 4-2 in AFC Champions League Elite

The Pohang Steelers beat Shandong Taishan 4-2 in the AFC Champions League Elite (ACLE) on Wednesday to jump to seventh place in the 12-team league stage table.

2024.11.7

Suwon FC midfielder Son Jun-ho wipes away tears during a press conference at Suwon City Sports Council in Suwon, Gyeonggi on Wednesday. [YONHAP]

World Cup star accuses Chinese police of threatening family to force false match fixing confession

Son Jun-ho broke down in tears Wednesday as he accused Chinese police of forcing him into a false confession by threatening his family in a press conference a day after the country’s football authorities banned him for life on charges of match fixing

2024.9.11

손준호가 지난 2022년 11월 22일 카타르 도하에서 열린 기자 회견 중 답변하고 있다. [AP=연합뉴스]

[단독] 중국에서 풀려난 손준호, K5팀 건융FC에서 새출발

중국에 체포돼 319일간 갇혀있다 지난달 풀려난 전 산둥 타이산 미드필더 손준호(31)가 K5 리그 건융FC로 이적한 것으로 22일 확인됐다.

2024.4.22

Son Jun-ho speaks during a press conference before a training session in Doha, Qatar on Nov. 22, 2022. [AP/YONHAP]

EXCLUSIVE: Formerly detained Son Jun-ho joins K5 after return from China

The 31-year-old footballer has made 20 caps for the Korean national team and previously played for Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors in the K League 1.

2024.4.22

Korea's Son Jun-ho, left, vies for the ball with Brazil's Lucas Paqueta during a 2022 World Cup round of 16 match at Stadium 974 in Doha, Qatar on Dec. 6, 2022. [YONHAP]

Son Jun-ho poised to join amateur club after 10 months detained in China

Former Shandong Taishan midfielder Son Jun-ho, the Korean footballer who was detained in China for 319 days, looks set to join K5 team Kunyoong FC, weeks after his release.

2024.4.15

Son Jun-ho cleared of bribery charges in China: Reports

Korean footballer Son Jun-ho was reportedly found innocent of the bribery charges that he was held under in China for 319 days, prompting his release and return to Korea earlier this week.

2024.3.27

Korea's Son Jun-ho stands prior to the start of a friendly against Cameroon at Seoul World Cup Stadium in western Seoul on Sept. 27, 2022. [AP/YONHAP]

'I think he is traumatized': Korean footballer Son Jun-ho released after 319 days detained in China

"He could not tell anybody until he took a flight in China and landed in Korea, because he was afraid of being arrested again," said football commentator Park Moon-sung after speaking with Son following his return.

2024.3.26

Korean footballer Son Jun-ho detained in China

Korean footballer Son Jun-ho, who plays in the Chinese Super League, is being held in northeastern China over bribery charges.

2023.5.17