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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Sport
John Duerden

South Korea pushes for football season to make winter switch after unbearable summer

Jeju SK FC defender Kim Jaewoo wipes his face after pouring water on himself during an exhibition match against Bayern Munich on 4 August in Seogwipo.
Jeju SK’s Kim Jae-woo shows the effects of the hot conditions in South Korea. Photograph: Jintak Han/Zuma Press/Shutterstock

South Korean football is trying to find the goldilocks time to play the K-League. Winters have long been too cold and, increasingly, summers are too hot. It is the Land of the Morning Calm, but, for much of the time, the weather can be pretty extreme.

Last week, a survey revealed that more than 70% of 29 coaches in Asia’s oldest professional league support a shift from the traditional March to November schedule to one that matches the European format, which starts in late August and has a winter break.

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