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FIFA has slapped North Korea with a forfeit

Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) has slapped North Korea with a forfeit and a fine of about 15 million won ($15 million) for effectively boycotting a home match in Pyongyang.

FIFA announced on Wednesday that it has imposed a 10,000 Swiss francs (about $15 million) fine on the North Korean Football Association for refusing to play a home match against Japan in the fourth Group B match of the 2026 North American Football Confederation’s second Asian qualifying tournament.

North Korea was scheduled to host Japan in Pyongyang on June 26 for the fourth match of the World Cup Asia 2018 second qualifying round. The third leg was played five days earlier in Tokyo, Japan. Japan won 1-0.

However, 토토사이트 North Korea unilaterally notified the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) that it would not be able to organize the fourth match.

There was talk of finding a third venue to host the match, but it never materialized.

FIFA imposed a forfeit on North Korea for canceling the match and confirmed Japan’s 3-0 victory. It also imposed sanctions.

Japan picked up three more points without traveling to Pyongyang, and with four points (12), 파워볼실시간 they are assured of qualifying for the World Cup regardless of the outcome of their remaining two matches.

In the North and Central American World Cup, the top two finishers in each group qualify. North Korea, which suffered a forfeit, remains in third place with one win and three losses (3 points).

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For Kang So-hwi, International Competitions were a Catalyst

Raised Eye Level, Faster Footwork… For Kang So-hwi, International Competitions were a Catalyst, Not a Burden

Kang So-hwi shares his thoughts on how his off-season international travels have helped him.

Kang So-hwi was on the court long before the start of the Dodram 2023-2024 V-League.

This was due to his non-stop international schedule, starting with the FIVB Volleyball Nations League (VNL) 2023, followed by the Asian Volleyball Confederation (AVC) Cup 2023, the final qualifiers for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, and the Hangzhou 2022 Asian Games. 카지노사이트킹

It can be physically demanding, but Kang hasn’t let it get to him yet.

He’s been unwavering in both defense and offense, and he’s leading the team as captain.

In the third-round match against Pepper Savings Bank at Gwangju Pepper Stadium on April 15, Kang scored 12 points with a 47.62% attack success rate to help his team to a shutout victory (25-23, 25-23, 25-15).

After the game, a huge cheer came from the away team’s locker room next to the interview room.

Kang So-hwi came to the interview room only after the cheers died down.

When we asked Kang So-hwi what the cheers were about, he said, “Originally, we were supposed to stay overnight after the game for 1.5 nights, but (Han) Suzy suggested to the coach that we get two nights.

Before the coach could answer, everyone cheered first, creating an atmosphere that the coach had no choice but to approve,” he said.

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Oh Jae-hyun Fights Hard But Falls to 3 Points

Oh Jae-hyun Fights Hard But Falls to 3 Points… SK Loses 94-97 to Hyundai Mobis

In the 2023-2024 Korean Professional Basketball League, Seoul SK has emerged as a challenger to the dominant Wonju DB.

Riding a season-high 12-game winning streak, SK dropped its last game to Busan KCC just before the All-Star break, but was still in sole possession of second place (22-9) with a 3.5-game lead over first-place DB (26-6), setting the stage for a late-season charge.

However, the outlook was not all rosy. 카지노사이트탑

Starting guard Kim Sun-hyung injured his ankle against LG in Changwon on Sept. 9, and captain Heo Il-young was sidelined with a knee injury last month.

SK started the second half of the season with a loss, snapping a two-game losing streak.

SK lost 94-97 at home to the Ulsan Hyundai Mobis in the fourth round of the 2023-2024 Korean Professional Basketball League regular season at Jamsil Student Gymnasium in Seoul on Nov. 18.

The Hyundai Mobis were led by Gage Prim’s 21 points and Park Mubin’s 13 points, including three 3-pointers.

For SK, Oh Jae-hyun poured in 36 points and Jamil Warney recorded a double-double with 22 points and 10 rebounds, but it wasn’t enough to prevent the team from losing.

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KEPCO Sweeps KB Insurance 3-0 to Extend Winning Streak

‘Overpowering in Height’ KEPCO Sweeps KB Insurance 3-0 to Extend Winning Streak to Three Games, Move Within One Point of Fourth Place

A victory on a high.

A dominant performance earned KEPCO three valuable points.

Kwon Young-min’s KEPCO finished the fourth round of the Dodram 2023-2024 V-League Men’s Division with three consecutive wins after a sweeping 3-0 (25-16 25-20 25-16) set victory over KB Insurance in the fourth round of the Dodram 2023-2024 V-League at Uijeongbu Indoor Gymnasium on April 18.

With three points, fifth-ranked KEPCO (13W-11L-37P) reduced the gap between them and fourth-ranked Samsung Fire (14W-9L-38P) to one point. 온라인카지노사이트

Meanwhile, last-place KB Insurance (4W20L-17P), who were lethargic at home, dropped their second straight game and became the first men’s team to lose 20 games this season.

Leading the way in the win was foreign player Taith Lesser Host (real name Taith).

Tais scored a game-high 21 points and was focused with a 76% attack percentage.

Shin Young-seok also chipped in with 11 points, including five blocks, and became the first player in V-League Men’s history to reach the 1200 block milestone.

For KB Insurance, Hwang Kyung-min and Andres Biyena (real name Biyena) split 13 points apiece, but the Korean players generally struggled.

In particular, KB Insurance was out-blocked 4-15 by KEPCO and had to settle for a shutout loss.

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‘Shutout Win’ Jung Kwan-jang Topples IBK Kookmin Bank

‘Shutout Win’ Jung Kwan-jang Topples IBK Kookmin Bank, Jumps to 4th Place!

Women’s professional volleyball team Jung Kwan-jang swept IBK to move into fourth place.

Jung Kwan-jang swept IBK in straight sets 3-0 (25-17 27-25 25-21) in the fourth round of the Dodram 2023-24 V-League Women’s Division at the Hwaseong Gyeonggi Town Indoor Gymnasium on April 18. The season series is now 2-2. 카지노사이트위키

Jung Kwan-jang won the first set comfortably thanks to the even performance of Mega, Jia, Park Eun-jin, Lee So-young, and Jung Ho-young.

The second set was close. After surrendering the early lead, Jung was down 10-17.

After surrendering the first 20-point lead, Jung fought back to 22-24.

After saving a set point for IBK, Kwanjang managed to turn it around with a mega kickoff from deuce to take the second set.

The third set was tense until midway through, when Park Eun-jin and Lee So-young took a 21-19 lead.

Jia’s open attack on match point sealed the victory.

Despite double-digit scoring from Abe Crombie (18 points) and Hwang Min-kyung (11 points), IBK was unable to prevent the shutout loss.

With the loss, IBK dropped to fifth place with its fourth straight defeat.
Boasting a 64.71% attack success rate, Jia scored 24 points. Jia (11 points), Park Eun-jin (9 points), Lee So-young, and Jung Ho-young (over 7 points) also contributed.

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SSG, Live Pitching with Advance Experience of Automatic Ball Judgment

SSG, Live Pitching with Advance Experience of Automatic Ball Judgment and Pitch Clock

Professional baseball SSG Landers performed live pitching in an environment where they could experience the automatic ball judging system (ABS) and pitch clock in advance.

SSG said on the 14th, “On the 13th local time, the pitchers held their first live pitching at the Biro Beach Spring Camp in Florida, USA.”

They added, “We experienced the pitch clock in advance by installing timers behind the catcher and on the center fence in the outfield. 바카라사이트

“While checking the tracking data, I also felt the difference between the strike zone judged by humans and the zone judged by machines.”

Korean professional baseball will introduce ABS from the opening game of this season, and the pitch clock will be piloted in the first half of the year.

SSG In order for players to quickly adapt, an ‘environment suitable for the new regulations’ was established.

On this day, Seung-won Moon, Min-ho Park, Seung-geon Baek, Byeong-hyun Jo, Sang-jun Seo, Min-jun Choi, Doo-sol Han, and Geon-wook Lee took the mound.

Seung-won Moon threw 20 balls and recorded a maximum fastball speed of 143 km/h.

He said, “It was fun to pitch in a situation where there was a batter after a long time.

“I’m not very satisfied, but it wasn’t a bad pitch, and it’s going smoothly in the direction I aimed for,” he said.

“I focused on control rather than velocity and checked by throwing all possible pitches at a 70-80% level.”

The pitcher who pitched live that day Seo Sang-jun, who threw the fastest ball at 149 km/h, said, “I prepared a lot from last year to this camp, but I felt lacking in this pitching.

He pitched with the idea of ​​throwing my own ball, and said, “I want to throw more elaborately next time,” and added, “The coaching staff gave me various advices during the camp, and I was happy that it worked in this pitching.”

Pitching coach Bae Young-soo said, “This time, I checked the preparations the players had made during the camp.

Today, they set up a set position and threw, and they showed good performance in quick pitch and slide step.”

Coach Bae specifically evaluated, “Moon Seung-won is improving his technical skills during the camp, and as much as he puts in effort, things are going in the desired direction.

He tried various things, such as throwing a high ball, and showed a good performance.”

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Lee Seung-woo Calls for the Abolition of the K-League Victory

Lee Seung-woo Calls for the Abolition of the K-League Victory Allowance Limit… “Nowhere else in the World”

Lee Seung-woo, the leading striker of professional soccer K-League 1 Suwon FC, publicly stated that the win allowance cap system should be abolished.

On the 14th, Seung-Woo Lee argued through the Korea Professional Footballers’ Association (Players’ Association) that restrictions on victory allowances should be removed at the league level and left to an ‘autonomous area.’ 온라인카지노

Seungwoo Lee said, “For players and support staff with low salaries and less seniority, the victory allowance is an important reward,” and added, “Rather than setting a cap, I think it would be better for each club and the players to discuss and decide freely.”

He then added, “There is no place in the world that sets winning allowances uniformly,” and added, “I hope this will be made public for the sake of the players’ rights.”

According to the Players’ Association, the upper limit of victory allowance for K League 1 is 1 million won and for K League 2 is 500,000 won.

The players’ association believes that these restrictions are particularly detrimental to low-income players.

The players’ association said that not only Lee Seung-woo but also many players wanted to improve the system, and voiced that it should be changed to a form in which each club pays autonomously according to the situation.

The Korea Professional Football League set an upper limit on victory allowances through the board of directors in December 2020 with the aim of reducing the club’s financial burden due to the novel coronavirus infection (Corona 19).

Previously, most K-League clubs paid a win-conditional allowance of up to 5 million won to as little as 2 million won per game in addition to basic salary and appearance allowance.

There was also a practice of paying win-conditional bonuses for each important game that were not specified in the contract.

At the time, the board of directors established disciplinary regulations, such as imposing a fine of up to 1 billion won on K League 1 clubs and up to 500 million won on K League 2 clubs that violate the cap regulations.

In March of last year, Lee Seung-woo also argued through social media that the K League’s mandatory participation rule for players under the age of 22 (U-22) was unreasonable.

Lee Seung-woo, a member of Spain’s prestigious FC Barcelona youth team, said in Spanish, “I will never understand the ‘U-22 rule’ in Korea.

Why is there no ‘over 35 rule’? What country in the world has this rule? “He wrote.

Lee Seung-woo, who had always played only in Europe and entered the K-League by joining Suwon FC in 2022, was given the vice-captain position ahead of the 2024 season.

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Ryu Hyun-jin, Who is at Risk of Injury, Should Sign a One-Year Contract

Former MLB General Manager: “Ryu Hyun-jin, Who is at Risk of Injury, Should Sign a One-Year Contract”

“You can try to trade from a weak team… Resources to strengthen rotation for a strong team as well.”

There has been advice that Ryu Hyun-jin (36), who is considering his destination for the 2024 season, should sign a short-term one-year contract with an American professional baseball (MLB) club.

Although Ryu Hyun-jin returned from an elbow injury in August of last year and proved his competitiveness, he cannot yet completely erase concerns about his durability. 카지노사이트

Ryu Hyun-jin pitched 52 innings in 11 games in the 2023 season, recording 3 wins, 3 losses, and an average ERA of 3.46.

Jim Borden, who served as general manager of the Cincinnati Reds and Washington Nationals, predicted the destinations of the top 10 free agents (FA) in a column for The Athletics on the 14th (Korean time).

Borden ranked Ryu Hyun-jin 8th among all unsigned free agents.

Borden said, “Hyun-Jin Ryu left a deep impression by giving up 3 or less runs in 9 of the 11 games he started after returning,” adding, “He went 5 innings in 6 games and went 6 innings once.”

He went on to explain, “The speed of the fastball was 87 to 89 miles per hour, and the hitting percentages of the changeup and cut fastball were 0.276 and 0.238, respectively.”

Borden said, “Ryu Hyun-jin looks healthy,” but predicted, “Due to the risk of injury, he will have to accept a one-year contract.”

At the same time, he analyzed, “It may be wise to sign with a team that has little chance of winning,” and “If he shows the same pitching as last year in the first half of the 2024 season, he may be traded to another team.”

Candidate destinations mentioned were the Pittsburgh Pirates, Washington Nationals, and Los Angeles Angels, where Bae Ji-hwan is located.

If Ryu Hyun-jin fully utilizes his value as a trade item, he can change into a strong team uniform in the second half of the season.

In addition, Borden said, “Even among teams with a high probability of winning, if multiple starting pitchers suffer from injuries, age, or skill issues, the rotation can be strengthened by recruiting Ryu Hyun-jin,” citing the New York Yankees, Milwaukee Brewers, and St. Louis Cardinals as examples.

Meanwhile, Blake Snell and Jordan Montgomery, who are considered higher-ranking free agents than Ryu Hyun-jin, are likely to head to the Yankees and Texas Rangers, respectively, Borden analyzed.

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Lee Jae-sung’s Mainz Appoints New Head Coach Henriksen

Lee Jae-sung’s Mainz Appoints New Head Coach Henriksen to Escape Relegation

Mainz, only 1 win in the Bundesliga this season… 17th place out of 18 teams

Mainz (Germany), the team of national team midfielder Lee Jae-seong, who is in danger of relegation, has appointed coach Bo Henriksen (Denmark) as the new head coach.

On the 13th (local time), Mainz said, “I have entrusted the baton to coach Henriksen.

“The contract period runs until 2026,” he announced. 바카라사이트

Coach Henriksen began his career as a coach at Bronshoi (Denmark), a member of the Danish 3rd division, in 2006, and promoted the team to the 2nd division in 2010. In 2014, he led the team to

AC, a member of the Danish 2nd division.

He took charge of Horsens and achieved promotion to the first division in 2016.

In 2021, he took charge of Midtjylland and achieved notable results, including winning the Danish Cup, and from 2022, he led FC Zurich (Switzerland).

The club said, “We analyzed what type of coach and style of soccer would be suitable in a difficult team situation,” and added, “We recruited coach Henriksen, who has a keen eye for building a team.

Coach Henriksen, who has a clear philosophy of his own, will fit well with Mainz.” I expected that.

Coach Henriksen said, “I have never been relegated before,” and pledged, “If you expect to lose, you will lose.

I will eliminate fear and instill a winning mentality.”

He continued, “Mainz had talent, but they seemed to lack trust.

“We have to show everyone what we can do,” he added.

Mainz, whose coach Bo Svensson resigned in November last year due to poor performance, has been led by coach Jan Siebert, who led the under-23 team.

Mainz (12 points) ) is ranked 17th out of 18 teams in the Bundesliga this season with 1 win, 9 draws, and 11 losses. They

are worried about relegation for the first time since being promoted to the first division in the 2009-2010 season.

Coach Henriksen said Mainz will face Augsburg on the 17th.

He will be making his debut as a commander.

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Klinsmann, The Price of not Finishing First in the Group

Asian Cup Only Two Days of Rest Until the Quarterfinals… Klinsmann “The Price of not Finishing First in the Group”

“The fact that we are only given two days off before the game against Australia is the price we pay for not finishing first in the group,” said Jurgen Klinsmann, coach of the Korean national soccer team, at the 2023 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Qatar match against Saudi Arabia on the 30th (local time).

He said this after finishing the Asian Cup round of 16.

Korea was unable to tie the game at 1-1 until overtime,

and won 4-2 in a penalty shootout,

barely advancing to the quarterfinals. 바카라사이트

The opponent in the quarterfinals is Australia.

This is the team with the best physique among the participating countries in this tournament.

However, Australia won 4-0 in the 90-minute regular time against Indonesia two days ago, on the 28th.

The match between Korea and Australia kick off at 6:30 PM on the 2nd of next month (0:30 AM on the 3rd in Korean time).

In Korea, game day comes after two days of rest.

On the other hand, Australia can rest for four days.

In this situation, it is a big bad news that Korea had to go to a penalty shootout.

When asked how to overcome this physical problem,

Coach Klinsmann said, “There is not a lot of time left.

“It’s a long time to make a difference,” he said.

“Today’s victory can give positive and bright energy to the team atmosphere.”

“I’m happy to be with these players,” he said.

Coach Klinsmann said he had no complaints about the schedule itself,

which had a two-day gap in rest time between the two teams that reached the quarterfinals.