Ri Yu Il, head coach of the North Korean women’s soccer team, was in tears following its Feb. 28 loss to Japan in an Asian qualifier for the Paris Olympics. Supporters clad in red, North Korea ...

The governing body of soccer in Asia moved the match after Japanese officials said there too few flights to North Korea for its fans. The match is to be played on Saturday in Saudi Arabia with the ...

Mario Balotelli, the former Manchester City striker known as football’s 'bad boy,' may soon be heading to Korea’s K League 1, ...

XIAMEN, China—Japanese soccer fans may find familiar faces ... the 2002 tournament co-hosted by Japan and South Korea. Opportunities, however, have broadened. The 2026 World Cup to be co-hosted ...

Mitoma is now the outright highest-scoring Japanese player in Premier League history, with 15 goals, moving one clear of ...