N. Korean soccer coach challenges 'rough' label ahead of $1 million final

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SEOUL, May 22 (UPI) -- The coach of a North Korean women's soccer team pushed back Friday against suggestions his side plays overly physical soccer, one day before the team faces Japan's Tokyo Verdy Beleza in the final of a regional tournament in South Korea. Ri Yu Il and his Naegohyang Women's FC will play Tokyo Verdy Beleza in the final of the Asian Football Confederation Women's Champions League on Saturday afternoon at Suwon Stadium, some 18 miles south of Seoul. The winner will receive $1

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