How can academic research contribute to a better understanding of the social, political, and cultural context of North Korean football?

Oct 1, 2024 ... North Korean leader Kim Jong Un (centre R) ... Apr 29, 2015 ... The ethos of the team's play was apparently modelled on the legend of the Chollima. The symbol of North Korea's revolution, it was a winged ... Oct 13, 2019 ... S. Korean men's football team embarks on journey to N. Korea for World Cup qualifier ... INCHEON, Oct. 13 (Yonhap) -- The South Korean men's ... Jul 30, 2010 ... North Korea is one of the most oppressive regimes on earth. The soccer team's first game was not televised in the country, for fear of ... Squad North Korea ; 14. Ok-chol Choe. Left-Back. 26 ; 19. Sung-hye Kim. Left-Back. 22 ; 2. Jin-hyok Kim. Right-Back. 23 ; 6. Tam Kye. Defensive Midfield. 24 ... Sep 11, 2024 ... North Korea has relocated a men's World Cup qualifying match against Iran from Pyongyang to Laos due to “security concerns,” according to ... Mar 14, 2023 ... The return of the North Koreans attracted support from a number of communities, including Middlesbrough Council and Middlesbrough Football Club. Explore the emblem of North Korea's national football team featuring a soccer ball in the center of a green and red shield with a star on top. Jul 30, 2010 ... ... football, according to an unnamed Chinese businessman the ... North Korea watchers said the regime had been hoping to attribute the team's ... Oct 17, 2019 ... South Korea's national football team has described its World Cup qualifier against North Korea in Pyongyang as a “rough” match played under strange conditions.