The K League United Podcast

K League 1 Post-Split Preview

23 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Ryan Walters is joined by regular co-hosts Matthew Binns and Peter Hampshire to discuss all things Final Round A and B as the 2020 K League sea...

The Weekend Preview (19th Sept.)

18 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Paul Neat goes over the biggest Korean football news stories domestically and abroad including the title race in both K League divisions, as well as a...

Post Match Reactions, Dejan Damjanović Interview, and News Roundup

17 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Paul Neat takes over hosting duties in a jam-packed episode ahead of K League 1's final weekend before the split. First up is a Super Match recap from...

The Weekend Preview (12th Sept.)

11 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

In this first edition of our new weekly podcast extra, host Paul Neat goes over the biggest Korean football news stories of the week including a manag...

Hwang Out, Great Escape ON, Shocker in Seongnam, and Super Match Preview

09 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Ryan Walters is joined by Matthew Binns and Peter Hampshire for the return of #KLUlive to discuss a string of surprises in Korean football. Hw...

Ki Returns, Kim Jin-su Leaves, and 10 Goals in Daegu

02 Sep 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Ryan Walters is joined by Matthew Binns and Peter Hampshire to discuss the first Double Dragon Derby between Ki Sung-yueng's FC Seoul and Lee Chu...

Stefan Mugoša & The Great Escape

26 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Ryan Walters is joined by Peter Hampshire and Dan Croydon to giddily discuss Incheon United getting the Great Escape going at long last. In a se...

Coaching and Development in Korean Football

19 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

A re-airing of an in-depth 2019 interview where host Ryan Walters sits down with Wae-In Sports CEO and SRU & UEFA accredited coach Tom Orrock, and P...

Weekend Recap & Hwang Jun-cheol Interview

12 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Ryan Walters is joined by Matthew Binns in studio to break down K League 1 Round 15 game by game and assess what each result may mean for the club...

Preseason Prediction Check In

05 Aug 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Ryan Walters and the K League Cat are joined by Matthew Binns and Paul Neat in studio for the first time in six months to take a look back on ...

Lars Veldwijk Interview & Weekend Preview

29 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Ryan Walters and Matthew Binns are joined by Bucheon 1995 columnist George Slade to take a look back on K League 1 Round 13 and K League 2 Round...

EXTRA: Ki Sung-yueng Press Conference

28 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Ki Sung-yueng finally made his return to FC Seoul and K League after 11 years away in Europe. Matthew Binns and Paul Neat attended his press conferenc...

K League 2 After 11 Rounds

22 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

A week after putting K1 under the microscope, Ryan Walters, Matthew Binns, and Michael Redmond turn their attention to K League 2 after 11 Round...

K League 1 After 11 Rounds

15 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Ryan Walters is joined by Peter Hampshire and Todd Wilde once more to assess what they've seen in K League 1 after 11 Rounds. The three each pic...

Round 10 Recap & FA Cup Preview

08 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Ryan Walters is joined once again by Matthew Binns and Peter Hampshire to break down a wild weekend in K League 1 that saw 28 goals scored in ju...

Valentinos Sielis Interview and Transfer Window Preview

01 Jul 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Ryan Walters is joined in the virtual Kim Do-hoon Bunker by Matthew Binns and Michael Redmond to go over the signings so far, and some names tha...

Ulsan v Jeonbuk and FA Cup R3 Previews

24 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Ryan Walters is joined by Peter Hampshire and Todd Wilde once again to cover as much ground as possible in what's set to be a very busy week ...

5 Things After 5 Rounds

10 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Ryan Walters is joined by Peter Hampshire and Todd Wilde to discuss the opening month of the K League season and some of the biggest talking po...

Júnior Negrão and Brandon O'Neill Interviews

03 Jun 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Mere months after denying their rivals the title on the final day of the season, the Pohang Steelers welcome Ulsan Hyundai to the Steelyard this Satu...

K League 1 Round 3 Recap

27 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Last week saw the K League 1 enter its third round of matches, with FC Seoul opening the weekend with victory over Pohang Steelers. Elsewhere, both Bu...

Simon Hill and Rashid Mahazi Interviews

20 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

With TV deals in 30+ countries, and millions tuning in to watch the opening match on social media alone, there is no doubt K League is in the internat...

Match Day 1 Recap

14 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

It's finally back! Ryan Walters, Matthew Binns, and Dan Croydon discuss an exciting opening weekend of the 2020 K League season including the mil...

2020 Match Day 1 Preview

06 May 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Ryan Walters, Paul Neat, and Matthew Binns cover the five key things you need to know ahead of Match Day 1. In the first segment, they go over the ...

Transfer Window Recap

29 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Ryan Walters, Matthew Binns and Peter Hampshire recap a busy winter transfer going team by team in K League 2 with notable departures, what each t...

Building A K League Club

22 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Ryan Walters, Matthew Binns and Paul Neat each outline their grand vision for a K League team and are set to let the internet decide who wins the ...

5th Anniversary Best XI

15 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Ryan Walters, Matthew Binns and Paul Neat are back together again (at a distance) to celebrate five years of K League United. To do so, the three ...

Goyang Citizen Season Preview

01 Apr 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Goyang Citizen FC Director of Football, Tom Orrock, and head coach, Hong Moon, preview the 2020 season with their key players, biggest questions, re...

K League as European Teams

24 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Ryan Walters is back in the hosting chair this week joined by Matthew Binns and Michael Redmond to go through all 22 K League teams and choose a ...

Connor Chapman and Dejan Damjanović Pre-season Interviews

18 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

K League United editors Paul Neat and Matthew Binns head into the K League Outpost for this week's edition of the podcast. Paul is first joined on the...

The 2020 ASEAN Player Quota

11 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

With the winter transfer window nearing its end, a K Leauge club has yet to sign an ASEAN player despite a new rule encouraging them to do just that. ...

Globablizing Korean Coaching

04 Mar 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Wae-In Sports CEO and Goyang Citizen FC Director of Football Tom Orrock joins host Ryan Walters once again to talk coaching in Korea. They're joi...

KLU Pod | 2020 K1 Season Preview

20 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

Once again we enter the K League 1 season with Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors as favorites to repeat, but several teams have strengthened extremely well over ...

2020 K2 Season Preview

12 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

On paper, K League 2 seems set for one of its best seasons yet with Jeju United and Gyeongnam FC joining the ranks of a closely contested crop of K2 t...

AFC U23 Champions & ACL Preview

05 Feb 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The usual off-season optimism has been kicked into overdrive in South Korea as the U23 squad came back from Thailand with a trophy in hand. Ryan Walt...

The Hwang In-beom Interview

14 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

The K League United Podcast draws its second series to a close with a memorable finale as site editor Paul Neat travels down to Daejeon to speak with ...

2019: What Worked and What Didn't

14 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

With 2019 behind us and a new and exciting season ahead, K League United editors Ryan Walters, Paul Neat and Matthew Binns look to draw a line un...

K League Room 101

02 Jan 2020

Contributed by Lukas

After a brief holiday break, Ryan Walters, Paul Neat, and Matthew Binns are back and doing a K League version of the classic radio show turned TV ...

22 Teams of K League-mas

22 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Just in time for Christmas, Ryan Walters, Paul Neat, and Matthew Binns give Santa a hand with the naughty and nice list for all 22 K League teams. ...

2019 KLU Awards

19 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

As they prepare to turn the calendar on 2019, Ryan Walters, Paul Neat, and Matthew Binns take a look back on the year that was in K League 1 and 2...

EAFF E-1 Preview

11 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Busan simply cannot stay out of the footballing news this week with IPark making their long awaited return to K1 and the EAFF E-1 Football Championshi...

K1 Final Weekend Recap & Pro/Rel Playoff Final

04 Dec 2019

Contributed by Lukas

With his team back in first place and lifting their fifth title in six seasons, Matthew Binns returns to the newly renamed Kim Dohoon Bunker to join ...

K League Decision Day

28 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

After a thrilling penultimate weekend, we are down to the last match day in K League 1 and nearly everything is still on the line! The K1 title, the f...

K2 Playoffs and Ulsan vs Jeonbuk

20 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Easily the biggest K League weekend of the year kicks off with Anyang hosting the K2 Playoff opener against Bucheon and Ulsan on the verge of winning ...

FA Cup Recap & KNT

13 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In the end it was a decisive 4-0 aggregate victory for Suwon Samsung Bluewings over National League side Daejeon Korail that earned the team their rec...

K2 Final Round

06 Nov 2019

Contributed by Lukas

With Gwangju FC having already been crowned champions and Busan IPark awaiting the winner of the 3rd vs 4th playoff game, a first glance would suggest...

FA Cup Final with Adam Taggart

31 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The FA Cup Final is here! Third division side Daejeon Korail's unlikely run continues as they face off against one of the most storied clubs in Korean...

K1 Final Round

16 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The newly minted Final Round is set to begin this weekend in K League 1 and we've gone over the five key things to keep an eye on over the final weeks...

Sri Lanka and North Korea WCQ

09 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

With the Taeguk Warriors continuing their quest for Qatar 2022, Ryan Walters is joined by out KNT columnists Steve Price and Peter Hampshire to disc...

K League Rivalries & The Final Round

02 Oct 2019

Contributed by Lukas

It's rivalry week on the KLU pod! Ryan Walters, Paul Neat, and Matthew Binns highlight the key matches in the final round of the 2019 K1 season wi...

KLU Pod | K League 1 Split Rounds

25 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

With just a few weeks remaining in the K League 1 regular season Ryan Walters and Paul Neat sit down to assess which teams Incheon, Jeju, and Gye...

K2 Playoff Race

18 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Time is running out for K League 2 teams below the playoff line to make a run at potential promotion as the playoffs draw ever closer. Regular hosts ...

FA Cup Semifinal Preview

12 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Following an extended summer break, the FA Cup returns with some enticing matchups spanning the top four divisions of Korean football. Ryan Walters ...

South Korea vs Georgia and Turkmenistan Preview

03 Sep 2019

Contributed by Lukas

South Korea finally get underway on their road to Qatar 2022 as they prepare for a friendly against Georgia before their first World Cup qualifier aga...

K League 1 Round 26 Recap and Marquee Match Preview

21 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Site editors Paul Neat and Scott Whitelock take their seats in the K League United Outpost to go over all six matches that took place last weekend...

K League Key Race Update

13 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

With the title chase and relegation scrap continuing to twist and turn in the K League 1, this week's K League United Podcast takes a look at the main...

EXTRA: Incheon United vs Seongnam FC Post-Match Interviews

08 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week's mixed zone interviews come from Incheon Football Stadium, where home side Incheon United fell 1-0 to Seongnam FC despite a spirited displa...

Transfer Window and Marquee Matches

07 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

A week after the K League transfer window closed, Ryan Walters and Paul Neat got together to go over the winners and losers from each division as ...

EXTRA: K League vs Juventus Full Interviews

03 Aug 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In the first of our Patreon Early Access pod extras, listen to our full interviews with José Morais, Adam Taggart, Mix Diskerud, and Osmar Ibáñ...

K League vs Juventus Reactions and Mixed Zone Interviews

31 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

As expected, Cristiano Ronaldo stole the headlines when Team K League faced off against Juventus, but it wasn't for the reason many thought. The club'...

Team K League vs Juventus Best XI

24 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Ryan Walters and Paul Neat sat down at El Juego Lounge to do a Facebook Live version of the podcast this week to reveal their choices for the K Lea...

2019 Midseason Grades

17 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Ryan Walters, Paul Neat, and Scott Whitelock sit down in studio to assign grades to all 22 K League teams as they past the halfway point in the se...

ACL Crash and Transfer Wishlist

03 Jul 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Ryan Walters and Paul Neat are joined by Steve Price in studio to discuss what went wrong for K League in this year's AFC Champions League. Matth...

Live Show from El Juego Pub

26 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Ryan Walters and Paul Neat get together at El Juego Pub in Seoul to debut the new live show space and chat about five key takeaways from Round 17...

U20 World Cup Wrap & Mixed Zone Interviews

20 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Ryan Walters is joined once again by Matthew Binns and Paul Neat in studio to recap a historic run for the Taeguk Warriors in this year's U20 Wor...

ACL Previews and K League Marquee Matches

13 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

For the first time in a long time, Ryan Walters is joined by the original podcast pairing of Matthew Binns and Paul Neat in studio to discuss al...

U20 World Cup and KNT Update

05 Jun 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Ryan Walters is joined by Steve Price in studio and Peter Hampshire on the line to discuss a rather successful U20 World Cup so far and go over w...

K League 2 Update

29 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Hosts Ryan Walters and Michael Redmond are joined by K League 2 writers from across the country as they take a look back on the second division th...

K League 1 Update

22 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Editors Ryan Walters and Scott Whitelock are joined by several K League 1 writers across Korea as they assess what's gone right and wrong for all ...

Coaching and Development in Korean Football

15 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

In an in-depth interview, host Ryan Walters sits down with Wae-In Sports CEO and SRU & UEFA accredited coach Tom Orrock and Performance Analyst an...

U20 World Cup and Young Players in K League

08 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

With the U20 World Cup just around the corner, Editors Ryan Walters, Paul Neat, and Matthew Binns sit down to discuss the roster representing Kore...

Super Match Preview Featuring Dejan Damjanović and Osmar Ibáñez Barba

02 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Following on from the K League's official media day, our site editors Paul Neat and Scott Whitelock sit down to preview the upcoming Super Match betwe...

EXTRA: Adam Taggart Full Interview

01 May 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Associate Editor and Suwon Bluewings columnist Scott Whitelock sits down with Australian international striker Adam Taggart to discuss his youth caree...

Cupsets and the ASEAN Player Quota

24 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

Following a wild fourth round of the FA Cup, Ryan Walters, Scott Whitelock, and Michael Redmond break down the numerous Cupsets and answer your qu...

Jørn Andersen's Departure and Adam Taggart Interview

17 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

On an evening they expected to talk mostly about AFC Champions League, Editors Ryan Walters and Paul Neat are joined by Ulsan columnist Dan Croyd...

ACL Update and Aleksandar Pešić Interview

10 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

As AFC Champions League resumes, we chat about how the K League teams in the tournament have fared thus far and how it's affecting their domestic camp...

National Team and FA Cup Updates [April 2019]

04 Apr 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This time on the K League United Podcast we take a look back on the Korean National Team's recent friendlies where they went two for two against South...

K League 1 Power Rankings [Round 4, 2019]

27 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

K League returns after a week off for the international break to close out the first full month of the season. As all 12 K1 teams prepare for a slew o...

K League Call Ups [March '19]

20 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

As K League takes a week off we turn our attention to the Korean National team and the players making up Paulo Bento's first squad since the Asian Cup...

K League Opening Rounds: Five Things We Learned + José Morais Interview

13 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

With both K League 1 and 2 open for business, our site editors Ryan Walters, Matthew Binns and Scott Whitelock sit down to discuss the key talking poi...

EXTRA: The Mixed Zone [Round 1, 2019]

08 Mar 2019

Contributed by Lukas

With no regular K League United Podcast this week due to scheduling conflicts, we wanted to make sure we didn't leave you wanting by putting together ...

K League 2 Season Preview 2019

27 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The K League 2 returns on March 2nd so, once again, our site editors Ryan Walters, Matthew Binns, Paul Neat and Scott Whitelock head into the KLU 'bun...

EXTRA: K League Media Day 2019

26 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The 2019 K League Media Day saw players and managers from every club across the two divisions outline their expectations for the season ahead. Our sit...

K League 1 Season Preview 2019

25 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

It's back! The K League 1 returns, after a three-month hiatus, on March 1st. K League United site editors Ryan Walters, Scott Whitelock, Paul Neat and...

AFC Champions League 2019 Preview: Group H

23 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

After a thorough 5-1 dismantling of Malaysian side Perak in the final playoff round, Ulsan Hyundai emphatically secured their place in Group H of this...

AFC Champions League 2019 Preview: Group E

22 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

On the latest episode of The K League United Podcast we continue our journey across Asia with the next instalment of our in-depth preview of the Asi...

AFC Champions League 2019 Preview: Group F

20 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

After claiming their first piece of silverware in the FA Cup, Daegu FC subsequently embark on their first continental campaign where they are set to f...

AFC Champions League 2019 Preview: Group G

12 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The K League United Podcast turns its sight to Asia's premier club competition; The AFC Champions League. With Group G already decided, site editor Ma...

K League 2 Winter Transfer Window Update 2019

06 Feb 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The latest K League United Podcast takes an in-depth look at the K League 2 transfer window and looks at the progress of each team as the new season a...

South Korea's Asian Cup Exit

30 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

The 2019 Asian Cup final is set and South Korea is nowhere to be seen, pushing their title drought in the competition past the 60 year mark. Failing t...

AFC Asian Cup 2019 Update + Rob Cornthwaite Interview

14 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

This week on The K League United Podcast, Paul Neat, Scott Whitelock and Steve price review Korea's first two matches in the AFC Asian Cup and analyse...

K League 1 Winter Transfer Window Update 2019

08 Jan 2019

Contributed by Lukas

With the winter transfer window, K League United editors Paul Neat, Scott Whitelock and Paul Neat go over all the player sales and purchases so far, ...

AFC Asian Cup 2019 Preview: South Korea

30 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

With the AFC Asian Cup almost upon us, our K League United columnists Matthew Binns, Peter Hampshire and Steve Price are take a detailed look at Paulo...

K League 1 Season Review 2018

21 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

The festive fun continues as site editors Ryan Walters, Matthew Binns and Paul Neat move on to the reviewing the Korean top flight, taking a look at w...

K League 2 Season Review 2018

19 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

All we want for Christmas is the K League 2 as we get into the festive spirit and take a look back over last season! We're making a list, checking it ...

The K League United Editors' Choice Awards 2018

12 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

With our K League United Awards already determined by you, the fans, site editors Ryan Walters, Matthew Binns and Paul Neat sit down to go through the...

Promotion/Relegation Playoff Final 2018 Preview: Busan IPark vs FC Seoul (Live Show)

05 Dec 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Well, it happened. K League giants FC Seoul slid into eleventh on the final day of the season and now must face an in-form Busan IPark for the right t...

Preview: The FA Cup Final 2018

28 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

Ulsan Hyundai line up against Daegu FC in the FA Cup to bring the curtain down on the 2018 season. With Ulsan looking to defend their title, they face...

K League 2 Promotion Playoffs 2018

21 Nov 2018

Contributed by Lukas

With the fate of Asan Mugunghwa decided, the K League 2 playoffs have finally been determined, with Busan IPark, Daejeon Citizen and Gwangju FC battli...

The Split 2018: Five Things to Look Out For + Connor Chapman Interview

27 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

With the K League 1 entering it's last five rounds, and therefore splitting into two halves consisting of the Championship Round and the Relegation Ro...

AFC Champions League Semifinal Preview and Elvis Sarić Interview

22 Oct 2018

Contributed by Lukas

This time on the K League United Podcast we preview what could be Korea's final match day in AFC Champions League as Suwon Samsung Bluewings host the ...