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North Korean footballers arrive in South, match tickets sell out

North Korean womenโ€™s soccer club Naegohyang FC arrived in South Korea on Sunday for an Asian Womenโ€™s Champions League semi-final, marking the first visit by athletes from โ€Œthe isolated state to the South in eight years. The delegation of 27 players and 12 staff entered the country ahead of Wednesdayโ€™s match against South Koreaโ€™s Suwon FC Women in Suwon. The visit has been approved under the inter-Korean exchange law and covers their stay through next weekend, though the team could leave earlier...