{"id":6240,"date":"2020-05-06T11:50:07","date_gmt":"2020-05-06T11:50:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=6240"},"modified":"2026-04-24T05:28:40","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T08:28:40","slug":"k-league-south-korea-sports-betting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/k-league-south-korea-sports-betting","title":{"rendered":"K League opener to be streamed on social media"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">South Korea premier football league will return on Friday with the opening game streamed live on YouTube and Twitter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">South Korea.- South Korea&#8217;s K League will return on Friday and the opening game will be streamed live on YouTube and Twitter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The country&#8217;s premier football competition announced earlier today (May 6) that its opening game would be streamed live on social media and video platforms to generate further interest in the league.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">South Korea and the <strong><em>K League<\/em><\/strong> are one of the first countries to reintroduce football after a delayed start to the season due to the Coronavirus pandemic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The opening K League game between Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors and Suwon Samsung Bluewings&nbsp;will be streamed on the platforms with full english commentary for international viewers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It will be the only K League match that will be streamed live on the platform, with the <strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/k-league-broadcasting-rights\">broadcasting rights for the league already sold to multiple countries<\/a><\/em><\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But the reintroduction of the league is likely to provide a boost to global sports betting markets, with South Korea&#8217;s Baseball restart earlier this week praised by worldwide betting operators such as William Hill. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>South Korea premier football league will return on Friday with the opening game streamed live on YouTube and Twitter.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"South Korea's K League will resume its season on Friday, streaming its opening game live on YouTube and Twitter with English commentary for international viewers. 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