The K League United Podcast

Host Paul Neat delivers the latest Korean football news and is joined by George Slade, who looks ahead to K League 2 Round 5, before Peter Hampshire pinpoints what to keep tabs on in K League 1 Round 7.

Ryan Walters  is joined for the first time in a long time by  Peter Hampshire  and  Michael Redmond  to go over South Korea's 3-0 loss in Japan, what takeaways can be garnered from the match, and what alternatives may have worked better for the national team.  Paul Neat  joins in the second segment to speak with Busan IPark defender  Valentinos Sielis  about life in Busan, falling in love with foo...

This week the K League United Weekend Preview Podcast has a special guest in Busan IPark defender Valentinos Sielis who talks about his move to the South Coast and the FA Cup this weekend. Host Paul Neat delivers the latest Korean football news and is joined by Peter Hampshire who looks ahead to Round 2 of the Korean FA Cup. 

Ryan Walters  is joined by  Matthew Binns  for a rare two man booth to put a lid on the month of March. They start with a brief recap of K League 1 Round 6 and K2 Round 4 and give their thoughts on each match. The second segment finally sees Ryan and the uncannily similar looking  Alex Jensen  together on screen at last to talk about Alex's experience calling matches for K League TV. The two discu...

Paul Neat has the latest news from the world of Korean football and is joined by Ryan Walters who looks ahead to K League 1 Round 6, and Peter Hampshire who highlights what to keep an eye on in K League 2 Round 4.

Ryan Walters ,  Paul Neat  and  Dan Croydon  return for another "Daytime TV" edition of the KLU Podcast and get started with one thing that's surprised each of them so far this season. Paul kicks things off with a look at the Suwon Samsung Bluewings being one of the best defensive units in the top flight. Dan then shifts focus to the high-flying Ulsan Hyundai and the emerging star Lee Dong-jun. Fi...

With weekend K League action coming up, Peter Hampshire and Matthew Binns look ahead to Rounds 3 and 4 in K League 1 and 2 respectively, and Paul Neat provides the latest news from the world of Korean football.

Ryan Walters  welcomes back  Paul Neat  at long last for a daytime version of the pod. The two begin with  that  Kim Jeong-ho howler against Jeonbuk and the truly tired response it received online.  They then move on to the five matches that took place in K League 2 last weekend with an emphasis on Seoul E-Land's 4-0 thrashing of title favourites Gimcheon Sangmu. Dan Croydon  joins for the second...

Heading into Round 2 in both K League 1 and 2, Paul Neat brings the latest news from at home and abroad before being joined by Matthew Binns and Peter Hampshire who look ahead to the weekend's domestic action.

After a long, cold winter, regular hosts Ryan Walters, Matthew Binns, and Peter Hampshire finally have some K League action to discuss! Along with writers across the country, they pick five of the most intriguing storylines from the opening round to discuss in depth. The first segment begins with Matthew and Peter's post match discussion in Jeonju where defending champions Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors g...

The first Weekend Preview of the new K League season. K League is back, on time with a full 38-round K League 1 and 36-round K League 2 season ahead.  Paul Neat has the latest news from the world of Korean football and is joined by Ryan Walters and Matthew Binns who preview K League 2 and K League 1 Round 1 respectively. 

Ryan Walters ,  Matthew Binns , and  Michael Redmond  look nine months into the future to predict which stars will shine brightest in the 2021 season. Going through both K League 1 and 2, the three give their predictions for Newcomer of the Year, Comeback Player of the Year, Young Player of the Year, Golden Glove, Defender of the Year, Attacker of the Year, Manager of the Year, and MVP. To well an...

In a K League United Podcast special, legendary striker Dejan Damjanović speaks to Paul Neat and Peter Hampshire about his K League exit, just missing out on 200 league goals, his favourite goals, signing for Kitchee SC in Hong Kong, how tough pre-season training is in Korea, his relationship with Choi Yong-soo, how close he was to re-joining FC Seoul last winter, and much more.

Ryan Walters ,  Matthew Binns , and  Peter Hampshire  welcome columnists from across Korea and the globe to preview all 12 K League 1 teams! Beginning with promoted sides Jeju United and Suwon FC and working their way up the 2020 table, the columnists go over notable moves, key players, young players to watch, the biggest questions for each team, and give a reason to watch. After going over all of...

Paul Neat and Peter Hampshire talk pre-season training, fixture release day and new kits. They are also joined by legendary K League striker Dejan Damjanović who reveals just how tough pre-season is.

Ryan Walters  plays host to the party unlike any other: K League 2! He's joined by fellow K2 experts  Michael Redmond  and  Todd Wilde  to run the rule over all 10 second division sides.  Starting at the bottom of the 2020 table, they look at each side's notable moves, key player, young player to watch, the biggest question ahead of the season, and give a reason to watch. Not one to miss out on hi...

With a shorter than usual off-season nearing its conclusion, Ryan Walters takes up the host chair once more and is joined by  Matthew Binns  and Peter Hampshire to discuss not one, but two international club tournaments! The first segment sees Ulsan Hyundai under the spotlight once more as they prepare for their first Club World Cup appearance in nearly a decade. To get a better idea of what to ex...

K League United's head of editorial Matthew Binns takes charge of the pre-season training session this week, hauling in columnists Peter Hampshire and Jung Muyeol to go over some of the new rules and regulations set to be enforced in 2021. There's also time for some military team hypotheticals before our KLU Pub Quiz winners Peter and Muyeol battle it out for the champion's crown in a Gwangju-Daeg...

Ryan Walters and Paul Neat are joined by Pete Hampshire on the line from Gwangyang to take a final look back at the 2020 K League season and go over what worked and what didn't. Ever the optimists, they start with the good including K2 playoffs, Sangju Sangmu, and the league's COVID 19 response. They then turn their attention to the utter negative that is VAR, and the lack of global marketing.   

It's a two man booth as Paul Neat and Ryan Walters go over the early returns in the K League transfer window. It may still early January, but a number of big names have already made their moves, and as Patreon subscribers well know, there are plenty of rumors to mull over as well.   The two pick some the headline grabbing official transfers to discuss such as Na Sang-ho to FC Seoul, the exodus at...

Happy New Year, everyone! Awakening from their Christmas hibernation, Paul Neat , Ryan Walters and Matthew Binns pull on their tracksuits and head to the training ground in preparation for season four of The K League United Podcast.  In episode one, Paul leads a discussion on friendlies in the K League, talks about the defunct Super Cup, and then quizzes Ryan and Matt on their jaded memories of th...

'Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the bunker A fantastical list was stirring, with more than a few clunkers; The KLU Fan Awards were hung by the chimney with care, In hopes that Kim Shin-wook soon would be there; The ACL trophy nestled all snug in Ulsan beds; While visions of de-throning Jeonbuk danced in their heads   Ryan Walters ,  Matthew Binns , and  Pete Hampshire  are joine...

As well as providing the latest news form the world of Korean football, Paul Neat speaks to Ulsan Hyundai striker Júnior Negrão ahead of the 2020 AFC Champions League Final for what is the last The Weekend Preview Podcast of the year.

Ulsan Hyundai have made it to the AFC Champions League Final and are set to face Persepolis FC in the Horangi's biggest game of the season. K League United Head of Editorial Matthew Binns steps into the hosting seat along with Ulsan Hyundai columnist Dan Croydon to preview the team. Then, editor Paul Neat sits down with Ulsan striker Júnior Negrão to get the latest from inside the Horangi camp in...

The K League United Weekend Preview podcast returns with the latest news from Paul Neat while Branko Belan takes a look ahead to the AFC Champions League semi-final.