Chung Mong-kyu, chairman of the Korea Football Association, presented his essay “The Age of Football” to Gianni Infantino, president of FIFA.
FIFA President Infantino released the photo on his SNS on the 7th (Korea Standard Time), saying, “I am happy to meet Chung Mong-kyu, president of the Korea Football Association, again at the FIFA office in Paris today.” 먹튀검증
Infantino said, “We first met shortly after I became FIFA president in 2016. Since then, we have gone through an incredible journey, helping the growth of soccer in Korea and around the world. We are grateful for the outstanding achievements of Chung Mong-gyu and the Korea Football Association. Thanks to this, the Republic of Korea has been able to remain a soccer powerhouse.”
Contrary to what Infantino said, Chung Mong-gyu has recently been under tremendous criticism from Korean soccer fans. He unilaterally appointed Jurgen Klinsmann as the head coach of the Korean national soccer team in February last year, ignoring all procedures. Klinsmann was eliminated from the semifinals of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Asian Cup after performing in a clean and clean manner.
Against this backdrop, he published an essay without understanding his fans’ feelings at all. The “age of soccer” contained content that seemed to defend Klinsmann. “Clinsmann had a firm belief that each player should be professional on his own. The coach was the type to respect the players in equal relations and judge that it was his mission and job to help them perform best on the field,” Chung Mong-kyu said.
Regarding the rumor of the squad feud that came out after the last Asian Cup, he said, “More than 50 energetic young men are in the mainstream, so there will be ups and downs and sensitivities. There will be things that are annoying and unpleasant, but the good results will come only when we respect and encourage each other.”
“Korean fans and the public seem to expect leadership like a father or a teacher from the national team coach,” said Chung Mong-gyu, chairman of the Korean military. “According to the tradition of ,’ a father and a teacher are similar. They teach and take responsibility for everything in Confucian authority.”
Chairman Chung Mong-gyu seems to have presented Infantino with his essay that he published. Infantino said, “I am also grateful for the gift of . It is an honor to receive a book with a handwritten signature.”