The K League United Podcast

This week's K League United Podcast turns its attention to the second tier in what is quickly becoming one of the tightest races for promotion in the division's history! Just eight points separate the top eight teams so Matthew Binns, Andrew Farrell, Paul Neat and a returning Michael Redmond take a look at all the contenders ahead of the final few matches to predict who will make it to the top tier. We also hear from Gimpo FC's Connor Chapman and Leonard Pllana after their team's 2-0 win over Chungnam Asan. All this and more on The K League United Podcast

This week on The K League United Podcast, Matthew Binns is joined by Paul Neat and Luke Evans as they go through the bottom six teams in K League 1, discussing the season so far for these sides, and determining if they are to survive or find themselves relegated in six games time.

Now and then, we have additional Mixed Zone interviews that are either cut for time or do not fit in with the week’s podcast, but are too good to leave on the cutting room floor completely. Therefore we thought why not bundle them together for you to listen to them in one go here. Last week, our team spoke in the Mixed Zone with three players post-match. Andrew Farrell spoke with Bucheon FC 1995’s Takahashi Kazuki, and FC Anyang’s Mathes Oliveira, while Jung Muyeol was on the ground in Daegu to hear from FC Seoul’s Jesse Lingard.

The K League United Podcast returns after a mid-season hiatus! Matthew Binns is joined by regular co-hosts Paul Neat and Andrew Farrell to take a look at a Final A that is providing one of the most open title races in years! We take a look at each side's story so far, their recent form, who's at the helm and which player is to be the most important for each side over the next seven games. There's even time for our title prediction with some fairly questionable probability metrics. There's even a quick visit to the Daegu mixed zone where our own Jung Muyeol was able to catch up with FC Seoul captain Jesse Lingard after his side's 1-1 draw with the Sky Blues. All this and more on The K League United Podcast.

It's a mixed zone bonus special episode of the K League United Podcast! Andrew speaks with Connor Chapman and Lachlan Wales after the two Aussies played out a 2-2 draw when Gimpo FC hosted Gyeongnam FC, before catching up with 'Jijidae Derby' match winner for Suwon Bluewings Fejsal Mulić.

The latest episode of The K League United Podcast turns its attention to Ansan and The Wa~ Stadium, where we take an in-depth look at the history of football in the city up to present day, where Ansan Greeners find themselves once again at the wrong end of the table. However, is their optimism to be had? Matthew Binns welcomes Mike Brandon to the podcast this week to talk about his time following football in Ansan from 2008. Mike takes on a journey through the Ansan Hallelujah years, the Police period and right up to the current Greeners era. Along the way, Mike touches on the joys of following a National League club, wrestling with supporters identity when a team moves, how to support a team designed for military service and also the time forgotten when Park Ji-sung managed an all-star South Korea side in one of the Wa~ Stadium's biggest attendances. The second-half of the podcast looks at the formation of Ansan Greeners, their initial promise and the position they find themselves in now, plus a look at the citizen clubs they should consider modelling themselves on if they are to turn their fortunes around. All this and more on The K League United Podcast.

The interviews keep on coming as The K League United Podcast returns to Bucheon to sit down with Bucheon FC 1995's Takahashi Kazuki. Matthew Binns and Andrew Farrell host the latest episode of The K League United Podcast as Andrew continues his tour of Gyeonggi-do stadiums as he heads over to the home of Bucheon FC 1995 to interview Takahashi Kazuki. Joining Bucheon last season, the Japanese midfielder talks through his career that saw him head to Europe at the age of 17 and the adventure through the leagues that followed. He also talks in detail about life in the K League, the grounds he loves (and hates) to play at, and his time so far at Bucheon, a club where he has settled down and is enjoying his football. All this and more on The K League United Podcast!

The K League United Podcast dips back into the second tier to visit Seongnam FC's training ground and speak with Shin Jae-won about his career to date, footballing future and the Magpie's season so far. Matthew Binns and Andrew Farrell host this episode of The K League United Podcast as Andrew is sent down to a Tottenham-filled Tancheon to speak with Seongnam forward Shin Jae-won. The Magpie striker gives insights on his past, his future and his views on the K League and Seongnam as well as talking about following the Korean National Team and the military service application process. Shin also goes into detail about growing up with a famous father (current Indonesia manager Shin Tae-yong) and talks about the pride of him helming the national team in the 2018 World Cup, that unforgettable win over Germany and how much it meant to him. All this and more on The K League United Podcast.

In this episode of the K League United Podcast, we hear from Ulsan HD midfielder Darijan Bojanić who talks about his move to Ulsan, life in South Korea, working with Henrik Larsson and Graham Potter, the best player he's played with, that ACL semifinal against Yokohama F. Marinos, his international career, and much, much more.

Lads, its Tottenham (again)! The fourth iteration of Team K League welcomes back Son Heung-min's Tottenham Hotspur to Korea once more for the 2024 Coupang Play Series. Paul Neat and Matthew Binns were on the ground once more for the match up, taking in what proved to be an entertaining encounter and hearing the thoughts of goalscorers Stanislav Iljutcenko and Son Heung-min, plus attending the post-match press conference with Ange Postecoglou. All this and more, on The K League United Podcast.

This week's K League United Podcast takes a look at the visit from Tottenham Hotspur once more as they head to Seoul to take on this year's Team K League (and Bayern Munich). There's also time to hear from Incheon United's Matej Jonjić. Son Heung-min's Spurs return to Korea for their pre-season training, taking on this year's iteration of Team K League, as well as perhaps look at signing one particular youngster they are interested in. [READ: Who is Yang Min-hyuk?] Paul Neat and Matthew Binns give their thought on the friendly, the format and the players they are interested in seeing this coming Wednesday. Then, Matthew speaks with one of the players featuring for Team K League, Incheon United defender Matej Jonjić, who goes through his career so far and a look at Incheon's current troubles. All this and more, on The K League United Podcast.

For this episode of the K League United Podcast, Andrew heads to Suwon for a coffee and a chat with Suwon FC defender Lachlan Jackson. Jackson talks about life in South Korea, his move to K League and Castle Park, working under new manager Kim Eun-jung, the 2024 season so far, and much more.

The latest installment of the K League United Podcast is something of an on-location episode. After soaking in the atmosphere of a rainy midweek Korean Cup quarterfinal between Gimpo FC and Jeju United, and taking in the upgraded surroundings of Gimpo's Solteo Stadium, Andrew sat down for a lovely chat with forward Leonard Pllana. 'Leo' talks about a whole host of topics, from making his international debut for Kosovo against the Republic of Ireland to life in Korea and the rigours of K League.

In this special K League United Podcast episode we sit down with Pohang Steelers striker for a full English interview. The 23-year-old talks about a range of topics including what it was like facing his dad's Seongnam FC side in the FA Cup, his aspirations to play for the Korean national team, his "only strengths" as a young player, what it's like being a known quantity, and much more. Extended version on KLU Patreon: here

This week's K League United Podcast turns its attention to the bottom-two, taking a deep-dive into the current situations both Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors and Daejeon Hana Citizen find themselves in ahead of their Round 21 clash this weekend. It wasn't supposed to be like this. After plenty of pre-season optimism, Paul Neat and Matthew Binns find the K League table has been turned on its head with their supported clubs Daejeon and Jeonbuk in eleventh and twelfth respectively. Their is a look back at each side's season so far and a look at where things are going wrong plus, most importantly, can either side course correct before it's far too late? All this and more on The K League United Podcast.

The K League United Podcast returns this week with a K League 2 special plus a breif look at how Kim Do-hoon's Korea got on. Matthew Binns hosts this week's K League United Podcast alongside Paul Neat and Andrew Farrell, as the three take a look at the teams that are surprising and disappointing in the K League 2 after 16 match weeks. They also have time to quickly review the National Team's ongoings, looking at their recent wins over Singapore and China. All this and more, on The K League United Podcast.

The latest episode of The K League United Podcast shifts its attention to Gangwon-do to take a look at Gangwon FC and the eye-catching campaign they are currently enjoying. Matthew Binns is joined by Nathan Sartain in this episode of the podcast to get a detailed rundown on all things Gangwon FC. We take a look at the story so far, the success of youth and the shifting expectations of a team that are challenging the top three after almost being relegated the season before. All this and more on The K League United Podcast

The K League United Podcast returns this week with a live round up of the weekend action in K League 1 plus a look at the new managerial hires. Matthew Binns hosts this week's briefer episode of The K League United Podcast alongside Andrew Farrell and Luke Evans, providing a quick rundown of all the latest managerial hires from the national team down to K League 2. They then turn their attention to the weekend where they wrap up all the top flight action in Round 16 All this and more, on The K League United Podcast

Series 7 Episode 10 of the K League United Podcast is jam-packed. Paul, Matthew, Luke, and Andrew talk about: Incheon fans and 'water bottle gate', pressure on Daejeon Hana Citizen manager Lee Min-sung, Daegu FC's first win under their new boss, the title race in K League 1, Suwon Bluewings' shock home loss to Cheonan City, Seoul E-Land's return to form, among a whole host of other topics. Not only that, we hear from Fejsal Mulic and Edgar Silva in the mixed zone, plus Michael's interview with Eduvie Ikoba.

After 11 rounds played in K League 1 in 2024, and with every team now having played each other once, the lads go over which teams have impressed them and which ones haven't. Paul, Luke, and Andrew each pick one team that has performed better than they expected this season, and one which has performed below expectations and try to offer some explanation as to why. 📺 Watch in full on Patreon.com/KLeagueUnited