Can you play football in North Korea? You most certainly can and along with drinking in the country, for me at least is one of the most fun things you can do in the country. To read about the drinking culture in North Korea click here. What is the story with football in North Korea? […]

As someone who actively seeks out local football matches to visit whenever I am travelling abroad, I couldn’t pass on the opportunity to attend a football match in North Korea whilst on an excellent Political Interest Tour with YPT last year. It was a sunny afternoon in Pyongyang as April 25 Sports Club stormed to […]

That time I met the North Korean National Team I’ve written a lot about the North Korean national team, as I am more than a tad bit obsessed with them, but my obsession can at least be explained, as I once met the DPRK national team on the train! The Kings Cup is a (usually) […]

When the draw for the Asian section of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar was made, here at YPT we were immediately excited at some of the games we could watch in Pyongyang. Home to Sri Lanka in March 2020, home to Turkmenistan in June 2020, but the big one was no less than home […]

When the draw was made for the second round groups of the Asian qualifying section of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar there were some big matches pulled out of the hat, but none more so than North Korea vs South Korea in Group H. So we thought we’d take an in depth look at […]

The rising star of North Korean football, Han Kwang Song, has joined Juventus in a deadline-day move — thus completing the highest profile transfer for a North Korean player in history. Han Kwang Song, who is one week shy of his 21st birthday, has signed on loan with an obligation to buy for a fee […]

We recently did a blog explaining the nuances of football in North Korea, and another on the man who is possibly their best player. In June we’re planning a trip to watch the most successful North Korean club side, April 25th, take on Hang Yuen – the current champions of Taiwan. Football in North Korea, […]

It is impossible to talk about football in North Korea without first dispelling a few myths about the country regarding football. North Korea did not claim that they won the World Cup. I was there; they watched the matches live, they were proud when they lost 2-1 to Brazil, and they were angry when they […]

OK, so Malaysia might not be a traditional YPT locale, but when the chance for watching football in Malaysia arose we simply had to take it. And that is because as well as taking you to places your mother would rather you stayed away from, we also kinda like watching football in these places and […]

In a must win match DPR Korea beat Syria 1-0 courtesy of a Jong Il Gwan goal in the dying minutes of the match. This was a must win for DPRK Korea as they sit in third place of Group B in the second round of qualification. DPR Korea beat Syria – How do things […]