popularity european teams in Korea

Discussion in 'Korea' started by pepe07, Jun 22, 2010.

  1. pepe07

    pepe07 New Member

    Nov 4, 2009
    hello there and grats on reaching the knock out stage!
    I would like to know which european teams are popular in Korea? I already asked the same question in the japanese subforum and I would like to see if the results are similar.

    What team/league do you enjoy watching outside of korea and which team/league is popular in general in Korea? As a Valencia and Ajax fan I'm also curious about their popularity.

    I guess Man U is number 1 due to Ji Sung?
     
  2. killaorca

    killaorca Member+

    AFC Ajax
    May 11, 2010
    Pacific Ocean
    Club:
    RSC Anderlecht
    of course, Man U all the way.
     
  3. Chingoo

    Chingoo Member+

    Feb 10, 2010
    any team that a korean plays in. Man u, monaco, bolton
     
  4. LDG20

    LDG20 Member

    Chelsea
    South Korea
    Jul 2, 2007
    Toronto
    Club:
    Chelsea FC
    Nat'l Team:
    Korea Republic
    Most just buy the jersey of the player that they like and the rest just follow Man Utd.
     
  5. Jisung saeranghae

    May 19, 2010
    Club:
    Manchester United FC
    Nat'l Team:
    Korea Republic
    Man Utd, Bolton, Celtic, and Monaco are my team. Guess why
     
  6. pepe07

    pepe07 New Member

    Nov 4, 2009
    I understand that koreans will follow teams with a korean in it but surely people tend to follow other teams/leagues aswell right?
     
  7. Jitevra

    Jitevra Member+

    Apr 15, 2010
    Club:
    Ulsan Horang I
    Nat'l Team:
    Korea Republic
    12 de Octubre all the way!
    EDIT: 12 de Octubre is not in Europe
     
  8. thewoo

    thewoo Member

    Feb 10, 2010
    Club:
    Seongnam Ilhwa
    Nat'l Team:
    Korea Republic
    Only a small minority follows other teams (COYS!!!). Most go for the famous ones.
     
  9. dudedudedude

    dudedudedude Member+

    Aug 3, 2008
    Baltimore, MD
    Nat'l Team:
    Korea Republic
    I'd say the majority of the people start by following Park Ji Sung at Manchester United. Then they go to Lee Chung Young at Bolton Wanderers. Less people follow Park Chu young at Monaco because its just the French League but I've gain a lot of respect for Ligue 1. Watched it and kept tabs on it ever since Park Chu Young joined Monaco. Very underrated league

    They follow the popular clubs like Real Madrid, Barcelona, Chelsea and Arsenal. I'd say not too many people are adventurous to watch other leagues but I am willing to watch Ajax if our boy Suk could get some action
     
  10. wrecklesssoldier

    Feb 20, 2005
    used to watch serie a religiously during ronaldo's tenure at inter... he's my favorite player of all times and it will be a long time before someone else takes his spot as possibly one of the greatest footballers ever.
     
  11. YCashMoney42

    YCashMoney42 Member

    Sep 21, 2004
    Seoul
    You will be amazed how many people hate Man Utd but they cheer for Park Ji Sung

    There are lot of Liverpool, Chelsea fans in Korea and there are groups of people that follow many different teams in Europe. Serie A and la liga are popular among
     

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