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Tag: sports diplomacy

Posted inNorth Korea, Northeast Asia, South Korea

Kim scored own goal by weaponizing football

by Jeroen Visser December 26, 2019February 18, 2020

As FIFA President Gianni Infantino heads toward Kim Il Sung Stadium in Pyongyang, he is in an excellent mood. Only hours earlier, during a visit to a local football academy, he ordered his driver to pull over so he could play an improvised match with North Korean children. The North Koreans laughed when the president […]

Posted inJapan, Northeast Asia, South Korea

Seoul’s sport diplomacy needs to get realistic

by Ahn Jong-hwa December 10, 2019February 18, 2020
Posted inAT Finance, China, Iran, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, Singapore, South Asia, South Korea, Vietnam, World

Youth football tourney blazed trail for inter-Korean friendship

by Andrew Salmon October 29, 2018February 18, 2020

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