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 KIA had three fast hitters. Chan-ho Park set a career high last year and established himself in the batting, Do-young Kim joined the team in 2022, and Won-joon Choi, who went to the military, was discharged, so the power of the three playing together was confirmed even if it was only for a short time last year. Having an effective batting lineup that allows the three to share the 9th batting order and table setter and lead to the central batting lineup of Na Seong-beom, Choi Hyeong-woo, and Socrates is one of the biggest reasons why KIA's power is considered strong. This year, KIA prepares a more solid batting lineup. We plan to try a lineup that completely deploys Park Chan-ho, Choi Won-jun, and Kim Do-young forward in 1-2-3 instead of 9-1-2. KIA coach Lee Beom-ho said, “I think it would be a good idea to try different things to see which batting lineup the opposing teams will be more burdened with. I plan to play a trial game by putting the three in 9-1-2 and 1-2-3. “I don’t kno...

 KT announced the opening game selections in advance at the beginning of last year's spring camp. Wes Benjamin, a foreign left-hander who had already hit 149 km/h during the live pitching phase at spring training in Arizona, USA, and had clearly raised his pitching status very early, was selected as the starter for the first game of the season. This year is still quiet. KT coach Lee Kang-cheol is carefully checking and diagnosing the condition of the pitchers. KT completed its actual inspection at the spring camp in Okinawa, Japan, after holding a practice game against KIA on the 4th. After training for one day on the 5th, they return home on the 6th and begin preparations for the exhibition game. All starting pitchers played in practice against Hanwha on the 4th and against KIA on the 5th. William Cuevas and Go Young-pyo appeared side by side against Hanwha on the 4th, and Benjamin and Eom Sang-baek appeared side by side against KIA on the 5th. Cuevas and Benjamin were each in the...

 The men's soccer team led by coach Hwang Seon-hong won the gold medal with a thrilling comeback win against Japan in the finals of the 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games. KBS commentator Lee Young-pyo, who cheered until he was hoarse, applauded the Korean national team and coach Hwang Seon-hong for showing their best play at a critical moment. On the 7th, Commissioner Lee Young-pyo and caster Nam Hyeon-jong broadcast Korea's 2022 Hangzhou Asian Games men's soccer final against Japan live on KBS 2TV. Before the game started, Commissioner Lee Young-pyo expressed his expectations for Jung Woo-young, who showed good pace, saying, “Jung Woo-young said in an interview, ‘I think he will score a goal when he goes out on the field,’ and I hope he will score at least one goal in today’s game as well.” He then pointed out the key point to watch, saying, “We must not give space to the starters who cross the center line by putting strong pressure on them.” Japan's Uchino took the lead by sc...

 Former national soccer team coach Park Jong-hwan, who wrote the 'four-finals legend' at the 1983 World Youth Soccer Championship in Mexico, has passed away. He died at the age of 85. The Korea Football Association announced on the 8th, “Elder Park Jong-hwan passed away on the afternoon of the 7th.” His funeral was set up at the funeral hall of Soonchunhyang University Hospital in Yongsan-gu, Seoul, and his funeral will be held on the morning of the 10th. Former coach Jong-Hwan Park was born in Ongjin, Hwanghae Province in 1938, graduated from Chuncheon High School and Kyung Hee University, and played for the Korea Coal Corporation. After retiring as a player, he transformed into a leader and made a name for himself. Former coach Park took charge of the U-20 youth national team from 1980 to 1983 and participated in the World Youth Championship twice. In particular, in the 1983 Mexico tournament, it reached the semifinals of a FIFA tournament organized by the Federation of Inter...

  Injuries to Japanese national premier league players Kaoru Mitoma and Takehiro Tomiyasu have been serious throughout this season. Brighton coach Robert De Zervi announced on the 28th (Korean time) that Mitoma will likely be out for the season due to injury.  "I think we've lost Mitoma until the end of the season. It's a serious problem. The season will be over in about two or three months," he said.  Mitoma has to postpone next season due to a serious back injury. While leading Brighton's upward trend in the 2022-2023 season, Mitoma has grown into a recognized player in the Premier League (EPL).  In just one season, his value improved significantly and quickly soared to 50 million euros (about 72.2 billion won). However, in the 2023-2024 season, he only flashed at the beginning of the season, and his performance has been minimal since October of last year.  Since the end of December, he has been suffering from injuries.  In the 2023 Asian Football Confede...

  It was confirmed that Korean national soccer team coach Jurgen Klinsmann (Germany), who said, "We need to return to Korea to analyze the competition in detail and make further improvements," left for the United States earlier than scheduled. An official from the Korea Football Association (KFA) said through 'Newsis' on the 12th (Korean time), "Coach Klinsmann left for the United States on the evening of the 10th," and "the return date has not been determined." Klinsmann was eliminated in the semifinals of the '2023 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Asian Cup', which ended with Qatar's second consecutive loss on the 11th. They failed to win the championship, losing 0-2 in their second match against Jordan, ranked 87th in the FIFA rankings, after drawing 2-2 in the second match of Group E. The national soccer team, which was evaluated as the strongest team of all time with Son Heung-min (Tottenham), Kim Min-jae (Bayern Munich), and Lee...

  As public opinion toward coach Jurgen Klinsmann reaches its worst, theories of a crisis in Korean soccer are emerging.  I left Korea again at this time when I had to analyze the failure of the Asian Cup and prepare for the next one. According to the Korea Football Association on the 11th (Korean time), Coach Klinsmann left for the United States, his residence, a day ago.  It is reported that his specific return schedule has not been set. Klinsmann leaves for the United States in two days Klinsmann was eliminated in the semifinals of the 2023 Asian Cup.  The Korean team, having completed their entire schedule, returned to Korea through Incheon International Airport at 10 pm on the 8th. European players, including Son Heung-min, Kim Min-jae, and Lee Kang-in, returned straight to their teams from Qatar.  On this day, 13 players who mainly play in the K-League and coaching staff, including coach Klinsmann, arrived at Incheon Airport. At the time, in an interview u...