South Korea ended a 27-year wait to reach the Asian Cup final once again after beating Iraq 2-0 in the semifinal played at Sydney’s Stadium Australia. Goals from Lee Jeong-Hyeop and and Kim Young-gwon meant that Uli Stielike’s men were the deserved winners after putting in a good…

I was ready. Ready with some paint. Blue and red. Ready to go ballistic with the car horn, which would have been a strange occurrence on these streets, for I was part neither of a wedding, nor a club victory nor a celebration of national importance. But the…