South Korean football team has asked for major changes in the Olympic qualification. “At this rate, it will be hard in the final qualifiers. You need to either have good team power or individual talent, but the current team has neither,” one said.

Bolton are reportedly interested in signing South Korean football star Park Chu-Young from Monaco. THe Monaco man is a huge star in the Far East and was the subject of interest from Chelsea and Liverpool after impressive performances at the World Cup last summer.

He has now been identified as a top summer target by Bolton manager Owen Coyle, who expects to lose Johan Elmander on a free transfer and accepts he will struggle to sign Chelsea loanee Daniel Sturridge on a permanent deal.

South Korea hs drawn their friendly match against Turkey. In the friendly at Huseyin Avni Aker Stadium, the South Koreans were not able to capitalize on their numerical advantage against Turkey, whose captain Emre Belozoglu was red carded early in the second half.

The head-to-head record improved to one win, two draws and four losses against Turkey.

South Korean football is certainly not start of talent as they have plenty of young players coming through. The future looks bright with a trio of young attackers led by midfielder Koo Ja-cheol, whereas the loss of captain Park Ji-sung and defender Lee Young-pyo to retirement will be hard to replace.

South Korea defeated Bahrain by scoring two goals in the group C encounter of the Asian cup. Koo Ja-cheol scored both goals -- one goal in the 39th minute of the first half and the other goal in the sixth minute of the second half. Midfielder Faouzi Aish earned the only goal for Bahrain in the 20th minute of the second half at the Al Gharafa Stadium.

South Korea will face Australia, which shut out India 4-0 in another Group C match on Monday night, at 10:15 p.m. Friday in Korean time, in its bid to end a 51-year wait for Asian Cup glory.

South Korea's Park Chu-Young will miss the Asian cup due to injury that he has got. Defender Hong Jeong-Ho has been called up as a replacement after the Korean Football Association confirmed 25 year-old Park would miss Asian football's showpiece event.

The striker has impressed with French side AS Monaco this season, making 16 starts in Ligue 1 and netting six times.

He was also a key figure for South Korea manager Cho Kwang-Rae, set to lead their attack, a burden that will now fall on the shoulders of captain Park Ji-Sung.

South Korea unveiled their 47 man squad for the Asian cup in Qatar. The squad includes overseas league stars such as midfielder Park Ji Sung, as well as domestic league players.

The 24 players from the K-League and Japanese clubs will be called up Monday for training in Jeju Island as their seasons ended this year. Those from Europe will join the team just before the tournament that kicks off on Jan. 7, according to Man United News.

Park Tae-hwan is set to join South Korea's World Cup 2018 bid. The back-to-back Asiad triple gold medalist will head for Zurich, Switzerland on Nov. 30 after the Guangzhou Games, where the host nation will be announced on Dec. 2, according to the nation’s football governing body.

Park will reportedly not take a specific role in the bid, but the bid committee is hopeful that the 19-year-old’s participation will help in promotion.

“Park Tae-hwan is a world recognized athlete representing South Korea, and I’m sure his presence will be a big help” a bid committee official said.

South Korea have maintained their previous ranking in the FIFA tables despite a poor World Cup. Australia dropped four spots to 24 while Bahrain has dropped seven places to 75. But South Korea remains in 44th place.

Korea Republic coach Cho Kwang-Rae has announced the squads for the Iran friendly. Captain Park Ji-Sung of Manchester United is among the 14 players plying their trade overseas, with Lee Chung-Yong, Cha Du-Ri and Lee Jung-Soo called up for the first time under Cho’s management. Ajax forward Seok Hyun-Joon and Gyeongnam defender Kim Ju-Young received first call-ups, while Suwon midfielder Kim Do-Heon is returning after a lengthy absence.