The Hotspot | South Korea pushes for football season to make winter switch after unbearable summer
Sport | The Guardian
Why fainting fans and perspiring players are a worry for the Asian league seeking to follow Japan and align with Europe
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. This may be 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 respondent 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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