The latest edition in our summer long-form interview collection takes Andrew Farrell down to his local club, FC Anyang, to meet Dutch defender and Violet hero, Thomas Oude Kotte. Thomas Oude Kotte has taken the K League by storm. Signed from Roda JC in January, Thomas has become a stalwart in the Anyang rearguard during their first-ever season in Korea's top flight. So good has Thomas been, that when Newcastle United came to Suwon to face K League All-Stars, the number 55 received a call-up and ...
Aug 17, 2025•43 min•Season 8Ep. 36
In what was set to be a simple review of the summer friendlies being hosted in Korea, Matthew Binns , Paul Neat and Andrew Farrell return to discuss two of the biggest stories to come out of the games plus a look at the K League-related fixtures and thoughts from the mixed zone and press conferences. On the eve of the Tottenham Hotspur versus Newcastle United clash in this summer's Coupang Play Series, Korea footballing world was taken aback at the announcement from Spurs and National Team capta...
Aug 07, 2025•1 hr 4 min•Season 8Ep. 35
In this bonus episode of the K League United Podcast, Paul speaks to new KLU recruit and Pohang Steelers fan Claire Evans to check in with what's happening at the Steel Yard. Muyeol makes another mixed cameo and speaks with Steelers striker Lee Ho-jae following the R24 win over Daegu FC.
Aug 01, 2025•20 min•Season 8Ep. 34
In this special episode, we preview an exciting week of international club friendlies in Korea as European giants roll into town. First, we break down Team K League vs Newcastle United, highlighting key players to watch and what the best of K League will bring to the pitch. Then, we turn our attention to FC Seoul vs Barcelona, a historic matchup set to light up the capital and get insights from FC Seoul fan and TV personality Paul Carver, before heading south with the help of KLU columnist Stuar...
Jul 27, 2025•58 min•Season 8Ep. 33
We've all been to our share of K League 1 and 2 grounds so, this week, Andrew, Luke, and Mike discussed their favorite (and least favorite) away days in Korea. As K League 1 takes a short break, we also look at the high-profile summer friendlies featuring Barcelona, Tottenham Hotspur, and Newcastle United. We round out the show debating whether the lifting of the foreign goalkeeper ban is a good thing, and which players our own teams need this summer. Listen to the KLU Pod wherever you get your ...
Jul 09, 2025•39 min•Season 8Ep. 33
In this bonus episode of The K League United Podcast, Muyeol provides his thoughts on the current situation at Daegu FC, with the Sky Blues sitting 12th and 12 points clear of safety. Muyeol also speaks to both Cesinha and Edgar in the mixed zone following the 2-1 Korea Cup loss to Gangwon FC to get their input. The message from both of them, though, is clear. Tune in to find out!
Jul 04, 2025•9 min•Season 8Ep. 32
In this episode of The K League United Podcast, Paul and Andrew look ahead to the 2025 EAFF E-1 Football Championship, or the East Asian Cup, and assess the Taeguk Warriors' chances of reclaiming their crown, look at the tournament format as a whole, South Korea's key players, who was unlucky to miss out, what Hong Myung-bo's thinking might be with his squad selection, and more.
Jul 03, 2025•35 min•Season 8Ep. 31
In this episode of The K League United Podcast, Paul sits down with Pohang Steelers defender Jonathan Aspropotamitis for a full-length interview to talk about his move to K League, life in Pohang, remaining patient for a starting berth, the experience of winning the Korea Cup, and much more. 📺 Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/5G_7mk90Eto 📽 Extended version on Patreon: https://short-link.me/15Ls5
Jun 30, 2025•1 hr 3 min•Season 8Ep. 30
In celebration of reaching 10 years of K League coverage, K League United's Ryan Walters , Paul Neat , and Matthew Binns sit down to discuss their highlights and stories of their time following Korean football. From groundhopping to player interviews, and from beyond the running tracks to global international coverage, K League United has had quite the decade since its humble beginnings in Gwangyang back in 2015. Ryan, Paul and Matt recall some of their sliding doors moments and behind-the-scene...
Jun 25, 2025•1 hr 30 min•Season 8Ep. 29
In this third FIFA Club World Cup special episode of The K League United Podcast, Paul and Matt look back at reigning K League champions Ulsan HD's loss to Fluminense in matchday two, before previewing the final Group F match for the Horangi, Borussia Dortmund. To find out more about what to expect from Bundesliga giants Borussia Dortmund, we hear from journalist and German football expert Ultán Corcoran from Bulinews.com ....
Jun 23, 2025•33 min•Season 8Ep. 28
Ulsan HD need to shake off the loss to Mamelodi Sundowns and now focus on Brazilian giants Fluminense. Paul and Matt look ahead to this crunch clash for the Horangi as the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup Group F reaches matchday two. We hear from South American football expert and journalistic giant Tim Vickery for his thoughts on Fluminense.
Jun 19, 2025•40 min•Season 8Ep. 27
Luke Evans makes his debut in the presenter's chair to review Incheon United's potentially title-deciding victory over Suwon Samsung on Sunday night. Luke is joined by Andrew Farrell to go through the fall-out from Incheon's win in front of over 22,000 people at the weekend. Incheon took a one-nil lead into the break, and even though Suwon talked about making a fast start to the second half, Incheon struck again, inside four minutes. Suwon rallied and closed the gap with a 65th minute response, ...
Jun 17, 2025•33 min•Season 8Ep. 26
The 2025 FIFA Club World Cup is here and flying the flag for South Korea and K League, Ulsan HD get their Group F campaign up and running against the champions of South Africa, Mamelodi Sundowns. In this episode of the K League United Podcast, Paul and Andrew talk about Ulsan's expectations and aims for the tournament as a whole, look ahead to the first match with the Sundowns, and offer their score predictions. We also hear some snippets from Andrew's recent interview with Gustav Ludwigson, wit...
Jun 13, 2025•28 min•Season 8Ep. 25
In this episode of the K League United podcast, Andrew Farrell is joined by Luke Evans and Mike Brandon to debate whether Ulsan HD's prize money at the Club World Cup, which begins next week for the reigning K League champions in Miami, will have a negative influence on the league. Apart from a discussion on Ulsan's CWC treasure chest, Andrew, Luke, and Mike give their thoughts on the QF draw for the 2025 Korean Cup. They also briefly reflect on Korea's World Cup qualification, look forward to S...
Jun 12, 2025•54 min•Season 8Ep. 24
In this episode of the K League United podcast, Andrew Farrell talks to Claire Evans about the Korean national team's double-header with Colombia, following the WK League, and Pohang Steelers' up-turn in form. With Paul Neat and Matthew Binns still away on international duty, Andrew refused to let go of the microphone, and was joined by Claire Evans for a special on women's football in Korea. Claire was in Namdong and Yongin to see the national team take on Colombia either side of the weekend. C...
Jun 03, 2025•30 min•Season 8Ep. 23
In this episode of the K League United podcast, Andrew Farrell is joined by Luke Evans and Mike Brandon to look back over the first phase of K League 2 fixtures. With Paul Neat and Matthew Binns unavailable due to international call ups, Andrew took over the podcast this week, and naturally turned it in a K League 2 special. But with good reason. The first round robin fixtures are done, and now that the dust has settled, Luke joins the show to discuss Incheon United's near-perfect start to the s...
May 30, 2025•59 min•Season 8Ep. 22
In this episode of the K League United Podcast we kick off interview season for 2025, starting with Daejeon Hana Citizen's Latvia international striker Vladislavs Gutkovskis, aka Gutek. Hear Gutek talk about the best players he's played with, against, whose shirt he got in the recent trip to Wembley, how his injury problems are behind him, what it's like competing with Joo Min-kyu for a starting berth, and whether the Daejeon players are talking about the K League 1 title. Watch in full on Patre...
May 03, 2025•34 min•Season 8Ep. 21
In this episode of the K League United Podcast, Paul and Andrew run the rule over all 12 teams in K League 1 and, with it being 10 Years of KLU, give each team a score out of 10 after 10 rounds played. Not only that, but K League TV commentator Alex Jensen offers his thoughts about the season so far. Watch and listen in full on Patreon.com/KLeagueUnited
May 02, 2025•1 hr 10 min•Season 8Ep. 20
In this bonus, mixed zone episode of the K League United Podcast, Andrew speaks to Ulsan HD's Gustav Ludigson and FC Anyang's Thomas Oude Kotte after a 1-0 Horangi revenge win, and Jasir Asani ahead of Gwangju FC's AFC Champions League Elite quarterfinal clash with Al-Hilal.
Apr 24, 2025•18 min•Season 8Ep. 19
K League United's tika-taka, quick-passing, straight to the point look ahead to the weekend's K League action - The Weekend Preview. In this week's episode, we look ahead to K League 1 Round 8 and the matches picked for English commentary, including a clash between two title contenders in FC Seoul and Daejeon Hana Citizen, as well as K League 2 Round 7. Remember to watch K League on TV.KLeague.com .
Apr 10, 2025•9 min•Season 8Ep. 18
This month sees K League United celebrate its 10th birthday with the next few podcasts taking various looks back over the last decade of our coverage and how things have changed. In our first special episode of this series, Matthew Binns, Paul Neat and Andrew Farrell take a look back at the best players of the last ten years and try to crowbar them into a best XI using a questionably vague criteria. Take a listen and share your thoughts and tag us on socials, letting us know which picks you agre...
Apr 09, 2025•1 hr 14 min•Season 8Ep. 17
In this episode of the K League United Weekend Preview, we hear from Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors manager Gus Poyet following the 1-0 win over FC Anyang, Green Warriors goal scorer Andrea Compagno, as well as Anyang defender Thomas Oude Kotte. Then we look ahead to K League 1 Round 7, focusing on the matches picked for English commentary - Ulsan HD vs. FC Seoul, Daejeon Hana Citizen vs. Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors, Gwangju FC vs. Jeju Sk, and FC Anyang vs. Gangwon FC. We also have a quick look at K League ...
Apr 03, 2025•23 min•Season 8Ep. 16
K League is back after the first international break of 2025 and brings K League 1 Round 6 and K League 2 Round 5. We take a look ahead to the pick of the action in both divisions. Watch K League live and for free on TV.KLeague.com.
Mar 28, 2025•9 min•Season 8Ep. 15
In the latest episode of K League United Weekend Preview, Paul and Matt look ahead to the only K League match taking place this weekend - Gwangju FC vs. Pohang Steelers. Andrew checks in with Stanislav Iljutcenko after Suwon Bluewings' 2-1 Korea Cup 2nd Round win over Seoul E-Land, and there's a brief look ahead to the rest of the 2nd Round action.
Mar 21, 2025•12 min•Season 8Ep. 14
A dramatic evening in Gwangju saw the hosts fight back from a two-goal first leg deficit against the J.League 1 Champions and book their place on the flight to Saudi Arabia. Matthew Binns and Paul Neat look back on an incredible match and discuss just how Gwangju pulled off this miracle, how many superlatives can we afford Asani and do we need to rediscuss manager Lee Jong-hyo after such a memorable night. The podcast then turns its attention to another K League team in Asia hoping to do the unt...
Mar 19, 2025•31 min•Season 8Ep. 13
In this week's episode of the Weekend Preview we look ahead to K League 1 Round 5 and K League 2 Round 4. We also hear from Daegu FC striker Edgar Bruno and Bucheon FC 1995 midfielder Kazuki Takahashi.
Mar 14, 2025•19 min•Season 8Ep. 12
This week's K League United Podcast turns its attention Down Under where Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors head south to take on Sydney FC and try to claw back a two-goal defecit. Matthew Binns is at the helm this week as we hear from Andrew Farrell in Yongin Mireu Stadium, after the Green Warriors first leg defeat, getting the takeaways from Sydney FC manager Ufuk Talay and Jeonbuk boss Gus Poyet. We then catch up with 10 Football commentator Simon Hill to get his thoughts from calling the first leg and h...
Mar 10, 2025•27 min•Season 8Ep. 11
In the latest episode of the K League United Weekend Preview, your tika-taka, short-passing, to-the-point weekend preview podcast, we take a look at the main points in K League 1 Round 4 and K League 2 Round 3. We also hear from Incheon United attacking duo Stefan Mugosa and Gerso Fernandes for their post-Suwon Bluewings win thoughts.
Mar 07, 2025•13 min•Season 8Ep. 10
This week's K League United Podcast turns its attention to K League 2 and takes a look at the five biggest talking points of the first two rounds. Matthew Binns , Paul Neat and Andrew Farrell feature on the podcast this week, reviewing the opening rounds of Korea's second division. We take a look at the red cards in the clash between Incheon United and Suwon Samsung Bluewings, why there's hope for Seongnam FC, and also a look at league leaders Bucheon FC 1995. There's even time to dwell on the p...
Mar 05, 2025•35 min•Season 8Ep. 9
The K League United Weekend Preview Podcast continues! We look ahead to 2025 K League 1 Round 3 and K League 2 Round 2 all in just over 10 minutes!
Feb 28, 2025•11 min•Season 8Ep. 8
