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  Incheon - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Incheon is now home to almost 2.5 million people, and is also under the control of one of the two Free Economic Zone Authorities in Korea, aimed at attracting foreign investment; the city aims to turn itself into a financial and corporate hub along with the Busan-Jinhae Free Economic Zone Authority.
Incheon was the site of the "Inchon Landing," a United States troop landing on September 15, 1950, in order to relieve pressure on the Pusan Perimeter and to launch a United Nations drive northward.
Incheon is sometimes regarded as part of the greater Seoul metropolitan area due to the close distance of the capital, and the fact that the Seoul Metropolitan Subway is linked to the Incheon Subway system.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Incheon   (354 words)

  
 Incheon   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Incheon is aimed to become Asia's newest financial and corporate hub along with Korea's Busan-Jinhae Free Economic Zone Authority, which is centered on the dynamic southern harbor of Busan.
Incheon was the site of a United States troop landing on September 15, 1950, in order to relieve pressure on the Pusan Perimeter and to launch a United Nations drive northward.
Incheon is sometimes regarded as a part of greater metropolitan area of Seoul for their close distance, and they are linked by Seoul Metropolitan Subway, which links to the Incheon Subway line.
www.worldhistory.com /wiki/I/Incheon.htm   (361 words)

  
 Korea: K-League Wrap
Incheon United became the second team to secure a playoff place in the K-League in an incredibly low scoring penultimate round of fixtures in the second stage.
Incheon United became the second side to guarantee an extension to the regular season with an 87th-minute penalty, converted by Serbian striker Dzenan Radondic, enough to take all three points at Chunnam Dragons.
1: Incheon 45 2: Seongnam 42 3: Bucheon 41 4: Ulsan 40 5: Pohang 39 6: FC Seoul 32
www.isfa.com /news?id=20330   (345 words)

  
 ipedia.com: South Korea Article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The United Nations-backed South and the Chinese-backed North eventually reached a stalemate and an armistice was signed in 1953, splitting the peninsula along a demilitarised zone at about the 38th parallel, which had been the original demarcation line.
Koreans have lived in Manchuria for many centuries, who are now a minority in China, and Joseph Stalin sent thousands of Koreans, against their will, to Central Asia (in the former U.S.S.R) from Vladivostok and Khabarovsk, while the majority of Korean population in Japan was brought there as forced labor during the colonial period.
The Korean language, thought by some scholars to be a member of a wider linguistic family of the Altaic languages, is currently classified as a language isolate by western scholars.
www.ipedia.com /south_korea.html   (1611 words)

  
 K.League News :: Soccerphile.com | Feb 2004
Incheon United was playing its first game ever and the pre-match pyrotechnics brought tears to the eyes and drowned out the smell of fresh pizza that was being efficiently delivered to fans’ seats.
Maybe it is no coincidence that the motto of Incheon’s fans is TNT, not the trinitrotoluene kind but instead it stands for ‘terror ‘n’ trembling’.
This is not surprising when you consider that football entered the Korean peninsula through Incheon in 1882, when a group of British sailors decided to have a kickabout.
www.soccerphile.com /soccerphile/news/korean-soccer/kleague_news5.html   (858 words)

  
 Korean Football & K.League News :: Soccerphile.com | November 2005
As excitement was mounting off the pitch in the K-League as the regular season approaches the finish line, the players in action on Sunday afternoon did their best not too set any pulses racing as just two goals were scored in six fixtures in the penultimate round.
In the second round, Incheon United and Bucheon SK perhaps had more than one eye on the K-League.
Incheon were dumped out by Goyang Kookmin Bank and Bucheon faced a similar fate, losing 4-2 to Incheon Rail.
www.soccerphile.com /soccerphile/news/korean-soccer/kleague_news.html   (848 words)

  
 Speech Texts   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
It's also delightful to be back here in Incheon, a city that served in earlier days as a seaport gateway for Americans coming to this country and Koreans bound for destinations around the world, including the United States.
And today, Incheon is also a proud airport gateway, with a magnificent new facility that is the envy of the world.
The WTO New Round is an important development whether you are in Incheon or Washington D.C. It offers reassurances and recovery in the short term and stability and economic growth in the longer term.
usembassy.state.gov /seoul/wwwh0113.html   (1549 words)

  
 Manchester United Official Web Site - Vodafone Cup - Pre-season Tournament - 10:58:35 AM
United and tournament organiser I E P along with club sponsor Vodafone are inviting Urawa to nominate 50 fans for an all-expenses paid trip back to Manchester to watch a home match during the forthcoming season.
David Gill, chief executive of Manchester United FC, announced on Thursday evening that all fans who attended the second day of the Vodafone Cup would be given a full refund on production of their ticket.
United's match was cancelled by referee Andy D'Urso minutes before the scheduled kick-off because of safety concerns amid the continuing storms.
www.manutd.com /vodafoneCup/vodafonecup.sps?itype=6385&icustompageid=9158   (2003 words)

  
 Incheon - TheBestLinks.com - Inchon, Hangul, Neolithic, South Korea, ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Inchon, Incheon, Hangul, Neolithic, South Korea, September 15, United Nations...
Incheon is sometimes regarded as a part of greater metropolitan area of Seoul for their close distance, that they are linked by Seoul Metropolitan Subway.
Incheon is divided into 8 districts ("Gu") and 2 counties ("Gun").
www.thebestlinks.com /Inchon.html   (275 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Incheon United
This is a list of major football (soccer) stadiums, grouped by country and ordered by capacity.
The Korea Professional Soccer League, more commonly known today as the K-League was founded in 1983 with five member clubs, and is the oldest professional football league in Asia.
Football (soccer) club stubs The Korea Professional Soccer League, more commonly known today as the K-League was founded in 1983 with five member clubs, and is the oldest professional football league in Asia.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Incheon-United   (1094 words)

  
 Ulsan Horang-I Football News > ePitch   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
INCHEON - A virtuoso performance by Lee Chun-soo virtually handed the K-League trophy to Ulsan Hyundai Horang-i as the 24 year-old inspired the 1996 champions to a 5-1 win over Incheon United in the first leg of the K-League championship play-off final.
KOREA - Incheon United and Ulsan Hyundai Horang-I will contest the final of the K-League championship play-offs after disposing of first stage winners Busan I?Park and second-phase champs Seongnam Ilhwa Chunma respectively in the semi-finals.
With Incheon taking the second play-off spot, along with first-stage winners Busan I?Park, with one game remaining there are two places still up for grabs - one for the second-phase champions and the team that accumulates the second highest total of points.
www.epitch.co.uk /k-league/ulsan-horang-i   (390 words)

  
 SFO   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The airport was first opened on May 7, 1927 on 150 acres (607,000 m²) of cow pasture.
One of the four hijacked airplanes that crashed on September 11, 2001, United Airlines Flight 93, was headed to San Francisco from Newark Liberty International Airport.
SFO's international terminal, which opened in December 2000, is the largest international terminal in North America, and the largest building in the world built on base isolators to protect against earthquakes.
www.apawn.com /search.php?title=SFO   (1243 words)

  
 The Inchon Invasion
By "distinction", the 5th Marines typically won their engagements with the NK forces whereas Army units did not, and half the Army casualties were usually MIAs whereas the 5th usually had none.
The down side, when Clark moved his small unit to Palmi-do, the NK came back unopposed to Yonghung-do, lined up 50 South Koreans who had helped Clark, and murdered them.
For their loss, besides winning a major sea port, killing many hundreds of enemy soldiers, destroying 12 of their T34 tanks, and capturing a major airport, we were positioned to cut off the retreat of their 70,000 assault troops in the south, and move on to capture Seoul itself.
www.kmike.com /inchon.htm   (1917 words)

  
 Definition of Biocrawler:Selected anniversaries/September - Biocrawler   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
1951 - Australia, New Zealand and the United States signed a mutual defense pact known as the ANZUS Treaty.
1813 - The Battle of Lake Erie was fought between the United States and Great Britain.
1787 - The text of the United States Constitution was finalized in Philadelphia.
www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/Biocrawler:Selected_anniversaries/September   (3563 words)

  
 Honduras News.Net   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Ustr Portman says permanent solution to lumber dispute needed The United States did not breach international trade laws when it determined that the U.S. lumber industry is threatened by dumped and...
Manuel Zelaya, a wealthy landowner who promised to battle government corruption and push for life sentences for violent criminals, was declared Honduras' president-elect...
Accord restricts importation of Nicaraguan archaeological materials The United States and Nicaragua have extended until 2010 a bilateral agreement that imposes restrictions on the importation to the...
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 The Korea Times : 4 Clubs to Vie for Berths to Finals   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Seongnam Chunma will take on Ulsan Tigers in Songnam while Busan I’Park will square off with Incheon United in Pusan in Sunday’s K-League playoffs, in a competition to reach the finals.
Overall league leaders Incheon’s game with Busan will not be lacking in excitement.
Incheon, a two-year-old club, look much more comfortable with what they made this year.
times.hankooki.com /lpage/sports/200511/kt2005111918451511640.htm   (531 words)

  
 Soccerphile World Cup Blog
Adelaide United (29 points) have extended their lead at the top of the league thanks to Brazilian Fernando Rech's last gasp winner against Sydney FC (24 points).
United are the top goal scorers away from home in the Premiership; away win.
Incheon United will play Ulsan in the 2-leg playoff finals November 27 & December 4.
soccerphile.blogspot.com   (4709 words)

  
 USA can do the math / Draw with South Korea puts both in scramble for 2nd round as Argentina, England and Italy can ...
The United States and South Korea, fresh off their gut-wrenching 1-1 draw Monday in Daegu, still haven't made it to the second round.
The Orwellian groupthink of the U.S. team is that this is a good thing, whereas the South Korean players came tromping out of their locker room after the draw with resolute faces and no comment to anybody, not even their fans who had staged a lovefest, a glorious national soccer holiday, on their behalf.
The United States and their proud hosts have both had two good results, but in the weird reality of soccer math, it is not yet enough.
www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/chronicle/archive/2002/06/11/SP69845.DTL   (1487 words)

  
 SignOnSanDiego.com > Sports > Soccer -- U.S. hoping to advance on historic Pole vault
The United States is favored in a World Cup soccer match.
Even if the Poles do, there still is a way the United States (1-0-1) could reach the second round with a loss tomorrow, based on the result of the group's other match between Portugal and South Korea that will be played simultaneously in Incheon.
The United States goes through with a Portugal loss or a Portugal win by a large margin – no matter what it does against Poland.
www.signonsandiego.com /sports/soccer/20020613-9999_1s13ussoc.html   (1136 words)

  
 Singapore Soccer Community - Ulsan go top of K-League
SEOUL - Brazilian striker Dodo scored two goals as the Ulsan Tigers defeated league newcomers Incheon United 3-2 to move ahead of Pohang Steelers into top spot in the K-League on Wednesday.
Yoo Kyung-ryeol put the visitors in front with a 38th minute header although Incheon were back on level terms two minutes before the break as Miodrag Andjelkovic bundled home a rebound.
Incheon equalised for a second time as Lee Sang-hun's weak header slipped over the line, but the Tigers struck against shortly before the hour as he Kim Hyeung-bum slipped the ball through the Incheon defence to Dodo, who fired home his second of the match.
www.singaporesoccer.com /forum/showthread.php?t=6707   (498 words)

  
 Sports News
He made his professional debut for Manchester United in 1963, aged 17, going on to help the club become the first English side to lift the European Cup in 1968.
Benfica keeper Qium is also struggling with injury and the club had to replace Italian striker Fabrizio Miccoli after 44 minutes in the match against Lille with a thigh problem.
United have managed just two goals in their five group matches in this season's Champions League, a rate of return that has left them facing a must-win trip to Benfica next month to assure their progress to the knockout stage of the competition.
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 Sportshooligan.com - The worst sports news and commentary   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The police arrested Kim Sung-ho, a South Korean K-League soccer referee, for punching a fan in the face during a brawl with the crowd in the Pohang Steelers’ 2-0 loss to Incheon United in Pohang on Saturday.
In giving his decision, Justice McDougall said security had allowed fans to enter Sydney United’s home ground at Edensor Park for the March 13 match with “racist insignia and remarks” on banners and even “the carcass of a pig on which anti-Serbian comments were inscribed”.
However, he agreed with United’s legal team that the club had no recourse because, although its legal team was interviewed over the riot, they were not notified of the “particular charges”.
www.sportshooligan.com /news/category/hooligans   (2637 words)

  
 Stephane MOT - K-League
The days of uncertainty and instability seem now over, but they certainly didn't help the drafting of big names in international soccer.
What the league and what Korean soccer needs is clubs with a soul, deeply rooted in cities and regions, bringing life to the brand new World Cup stadia.
Incheon United symbolizes perfectly this trend : sponsored by many smaller players and by the region, it will make good use of Incheon's Munhak stadium (where I watched Les Bleus abandon their last hopes a lovely June 2002 afternoon).
www.geocities.com /stephanemot/E-stephanemot-k-league.html   (1217 words)

  
 Incheon
SkyTeam alliance expands customer connections around the world; SkyTeam members introduce new Asian hub at Incheon International Airport in Seoul.
Korea's first airport railway to open in 2007: the first railway concession project is underway in Korea.
Daewoo Incheon returns to 2 shifts at Pupyong; Analysts say General Motors is closer to taking over plant.(News)(Brief Article) (Automotive News)
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 Goal.com - Latest football news
6/13/2005 6:24:00 AM After the excitement of clinching qualification for the World Cup, the rise and rise of national hero Park Chu-young and the talk of Park Ji-sung moving to Manchester United, it was time for South Korean football fans to focus on domestic issues.
The visitors took the lead in the 70th minute through Park Seong-bae’s third goal in four but it wasn’t enough for Ian Porterfield’s team as Incheon’s Brazilian striker Selmir, equalised with two minutes left on the clock.
The hosts, despite failing to collect maximum points for the first time this season, will be relieved to open up a four point cushion at the top.
www.goal.com /NewsDetail.aspx?idNews=67011&idSez=1   (884 words)

  
 Korea: K-League- Minnows swim to surface
Before the season started few would have predicted that Pusan I-cons and Incheon United would occupy the top two spots at the end of the first stage but the trend has continued so far in the second stage.
The two teams with the most points from both stages will join the two stage winners in the end of season championship playoffs.
Incheon have a great chance of doing so, in what would be one of the most impressive achievements in the K-League’s history, especially as the club spent the summer of 2004 at the bottom of the table without a coach.
www.isfa.com /news?id=17368   (643 words)

  
 Telegraph | Sport | Arsenal reassure fans over Henry
Alpay, the Turkish international defender who has been shown the door by Aston Villa for disruptive tendencies, has been unable to find a club in Europe and has joined the Korean club Incheon United.
Their team-mate, Juan Sebastian Veron, a £15 million signing from Manchester United, will be sidelined for a further three months after undergoing back surgery.
Peter Withe, the former Aston Villa and England striker, is set to become the Indonesia national team coach.
www.telegraph.co.uk /sport/main.jhtml?xml=/sport/2004/01/29/sfnars29.xml   (486 words)

  
 The Voyageurs: Canadian Soccer Supporters - Asian Leagues   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
A frustrating first half of this season suggested that, after a long pursuit, age is finally catching up with him.
But when Saints visit Old Trafford on Saturday, there should be one member of the Manchester United side pleased he won't be facing Marsden.
Bloke on the left is United manager Werner Lorant, former gaffer at Fenerbahce and 1860 Munich.
www.canadian-soccer.com /forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=2206   (1317 words)

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