The K League United Podcast

Ryan Walters returns to The K League United Podcast this week alongside host Matthew Binns to introduce his brand-new podcast Tunnel Vision, a show where he sits with players seconds from a World Cup Final as their career flashes before their eyes to discuss the matches, milestones, moments, mistakes and people that got them there.  Ryan's first guest on the show is none other than K League royalt...

After a seven-week hiatus nearly long enough to match a hydration break, From Outside The Box returns ahead of K League 1 Round 16 to catch listeners up on the biggest plotlines prior to the World Cup break.   Matthew Binns and Alex Jensen return to the podcasting booth as they prepare for this weekend's English broadcast coverage of K League 1 once more.    There's first time to cast a surprising...

The final installment of our 2026 World Cup specials following South Korea's disappointing early exit. Paul and Nathan look at what went wrong, whether Korea deserved to go through even as one of the best third-place teams, was the hotmic incident the turning point, what could have been done differently, and what happens before the Asian Cup in January 2027. Plus, Paul brings The Back Post and TNT...

K League United's World Cup coverage continues with a look back at the 1-0 loss to Mexico before attentions turn to South Africa in South Korea's final Group A match. We hear from African football expert and journalist Ali Howorth to get the lowdown on South Africa. Plus, the Back Post looks at the media reaction and coverage of the loss to Mexico, and there's good news in TNT FC Corner! 🍕 Proudl...

K League Conversations returns with a full, feature-length interview with Sergio Costa, Jeju SK head coach and former assistant coach to Paulo Bento for the South Korean national team.  🍕 Proudly sponsored by   ⁠ Record Pizza ⁠ , find your nearest location   ⁠ here ⁠ , and in association with ⚽   ⁠ TNT FC ⁠ ! ⚽👕 Get 10% off at Classic Football Shirts by clicking this  link  and using discount...

Paul, Nathan and Matt look back at Korea's 2-1 win over Czechia in Group A of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, look ahead to a potential and likely group decider against host nation Mexico. Plus, there's the return of The Back Post with Paul looking at the latest news and the media reaction to Korea's World Cup opener win, plus TNT Corner! 🍕 Proudly sponsored by   ⁠ Record Pizza ⁠ , find your nearest loc...

Paul and Nathan look ahead to Korea's Group A opener at the 2026 FIFA World Cup against Czechia, including predicting the starting XI. We also hear from Czech football writer, formerly of KLU, Tom Danciek who provides us with a scouting report. 🍕 Proudly sponsored by   ⁠ Record Pizza ⁠ , find your nearest location   ⁠ here ⁠ , and in association with ⚽   ⁠ TNT FC ⁠ ! ⚽👕 Get 10% off at Classic...

The KLU Pod returns with a look ahead to the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Paul and Nathan look at South Korea before Japanese football writer and author of Between The Lines , Sean Carroll provides insights on Japan, commentator Simon Hill has the lowdown on the Socceroos, and the Asian football writer, the Asian Game 's Martin Lowe , looks at the best from the six west Asian teams.  🍕 Proudly sponsored...

The Back Post returns with a look at the media reaction to Hong Myung-bo's South Korea squad for the 2026 FIFA World Cup in the USA, Canada and Mexico, plus media analysis of K League 1 after 15 rounds, as well TNT Corner. 🍕 Proudly sponsored by   ⁠ Record Pizza ⁠ , find your nearest location   ⁠ here ⁠ , and in association with ⚽   ⁠ TNT FC ⁠ ! ⚽👕 Get 10% off at Classic Football Shirts by cli...

K League 1 enters its mid-season hiatus following last weekend's Round 15 fixtures. Matt, Paul and Alex take a look back at the action and give their takes and thoughts from the commentary booth. The second half of the podcast then looks to Hong Myung-bo's recently announced 2026 World Cup Squad for Korea and assesses the six call-ups from K League and why they were considered for the flight. This...

Matt is in the studio solo once more for another short recap edition but, fear not, as Alex and Paul are on hand to assist with their post-match thoughts from the commentary booth on all the Round 14 action.

A shorter than usual episode this week as we go up against midweek fixtures once more. Matthew Binns looks briefly over the Round 13 action along with messages on the answering machine from Alex Jensen and Paul Neat.

Matt, Paul & Alex sit down to share their commentary notes from the weekend of Round 10 action, including FC Seoul's win over Gangwon, Incheon's victory over Jeju, the back-and-forth battle between Jeonbuk and Pohang, along with Daejeon destroying Ulsan HD at the Munsu. Then, we celebrate Children's Day by turning our attention to the U22 players lighting up the league in 2026 and give our reasons...

The Back Post returns after a short hiatus to bring the media reaction from the latest K League action. Round 10 saw "unstoppable" FC Seoul move eight points clear, Kang Sang-yoon's dramatic late long-range winner for Jeonbuk, Daejeon being "strong-strong, weak-weak," Ulsan's collapse, strong condemnation for Cho Hyun-taek following Masa's injury, plus TNT Corner!   🍕 Proudly sponsored by   ⁠ Rec...

The first current K League player on KLU's newly-launched K League Conversations Podcast. From Chiba via Madrid, Montenegro, Scandinavia, Romania, and Bulgaria to Bucheon, making his second K League United appearance, it's Bucheon FC 1995 midfielder Takahashi Kazuki, a key player in the Reds' march to promotion in 2025. Kazu talks about Bucheon's promotion from K League 2 and the team's start in K...

Introducing K League Conversations, A K League United Podcast dedicated to hearing from and showcasing interviews with players, club officials, media and more in order to get a more insightful picture into K League. Our first guest is the CEO of TNT FC, Kim Taeryung. A former K League player himself, Kim's involvement in TNT FC has helped see the K5 League team develop into one of Korea's more uni...

Lucky Round 7 for some, not for others! Paul, Matt, and Alex look back at the late drama in 2026 K League 1 Round 7, including FC Seoul's last-gasp win over Jeonbuk, Ulsan HD's dramatic late win over Incheon United, Gimcheon Sangmu's late draw at home to FC Anyang, as well as Gangwon FC making light work of a struggling Daejeon Hana Citizen.   🍕 Proudly sponsored by ⁠ Record Pizza ⁠ , find your n...

🗞 The Back Post Episode 8: media reaction to K League 1 Round 7, including FC Seoul "fighting as one to break nine-year Jeonbuk Sangam jinx, " a "completely different original monster Marcao" following weightloss, Kim Dae-won opening his "scoring vein" to become Gangwon record breaker, plus much more, including TNT Corner with news of their new kits for the 2026 season! 🍕 Proudly sponsored by   ⁠...

The Back Post: A K League United Podcast. This latest episode looks at the media reaction and major stories from K League 1 Round 6, including Stefan Mugosa firing Incheon United to their first home win of the season, Jeonbuk beating Ulsan in the 'Hyundai Family Derby', and Pohang making it back-to-back wins with a 1-0 victory at home to a floundering Daejeon. 🍕 Proudly sponsored by Record Pizza...

From Outside The Box recaps the Round 6 action in K League 1 before moving on to what's looking like an important weekend ahead in Round 7. Matt ,  Paul  and  Alex  return for this week's episode to take a look over the Round 6 action. We cast an eye on Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors' convincing victory over Ulsan HD and  that  Lee Seung-woo goal, while also turning our attention to The Steel Yard where a...

Another Korean national team special episode looks at the press reaction to the 1-0 loss to Austria, making it two losses in two in March, no goals scored, and five conceded. There's criticism for Son Heung-min, assessments of the "bleak state of Korean football," and an "all-round crisis," but there's praise from Austria manager Ralf Rangnick. All that and much more in the latest episode of The B...

This bonus episode of The Back Post takes a look at the headlines and media reaction to South Korea's shocking 4-0 pre-World Cup friendly loss to Côte d'Ivoire, from "open door defending," "no Hwang In-beom, no idea," "a game of four quarters, Korea undone by hydration breaks," to Oh Hyeon-gyu being the "only bright spot" and "shining Seol Young-woo." 🍕 Proudly sponsored by Record Pizza and in as...

All the reaction to 2026 K League 1 Round 5, including a "blossoming" FC Seoul, a side that has set a new club record, media analysis of more "bore draws," how Jeonbuk got another win over title rivals Daejeon, plus much more. 🍕 This podcast, and K League United, is proudly sponsored by Record Pizza and is in association with TNT FC. 📺 Watch in full on Patreon.com/KLeagueUnited .

From Outside The Box continues with the shorter-than-usual offering due to the midweek matches. Paul & Alex give short roundups of the three matches they covered in midweek on commentary for K League TV. Paul and Alex recap the pick of the Round 4 action, the first midweek set of fixtures of the 2026 K League 1 season.  Both Daejeon Hana Citizen and Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors got their first wins of t...

In the latest episode of The Back Post, Paul looks at the reaction to the biggest stories in Round 4 of the 2026 K League 1 season. Hwang Sun-hong says his substitutes won the game, earning Daejeon's first win of the season when triumphing over Incheon United, Bruno Mota says Lee Seung-woo deserves most of the credit for his winner for Jeonbuk versus FC Anyang, and Park Tae-ha decides to throw new...