Why fainting fans and perspiring players are a worry for the Asian league seeking to follow Japan and align with Europe

South Korean football is trying to find the goldilocks time to play the K-League. Winters have long been too cold and, increasingly, summers are too hot. It is the Land of the Morning Calm, but, for much of the time, the weather can be pretty extreme.

Last week, a survey revealed that more than 70% of 29 coaches in Asia’s oldest professional league support a shift from the traditional March to November schedule to one that matches the European format, which starts in late August and has a winter break.