The K League United Podcast

Thai star  Chanathip Songkrasin's move to the J.League in 2017 has changed the landscape of East Asian football. His successes on and off the field are part of a larger plan the Japan Football Association has had in motion for years that the Korean Football Association would do well to emulate. If K League is going to be a league of choice for the rising tide of Southeast Asian talent, now is the...

K League 1 heavyweights Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors and Suwon Samsung Bluewings take their bitter rivalry to Asia's biggest stage; the AFC Champions League. With both teams soon to meet in the quarter finals, our Jeonbuk and Suwon columnists Matthew Binns and Scott Whitelock sat down to give a history of the fixture itself before previewing this upcoming match. Our site editor Paul Neat then speaks wit...

Held every four years, the Asian Games is a multi-sport competition with great importance to the careers of young Korean footballers. Earning the elusive gold medal ensures that a generation of the country's brightest young talent avoids Korea's compulsory military service during their peak years, opening up career paths beyond the peninsula.   This year's games are also notable for the inclusion...

Welcome to the pilot episode of The K League United Podcast ! This podcast from the K League United crew looks to expand on their usual English language coverage of the K League and Korean football in general. In this first episode, site editors Ryan Walters, Matthew Binns and Paul Neat sit down to discuss the the K League 2 as it returns from the World Cup hiatus in an abridged audio version of o...