The legends of the FIFA World Cup in South Korea have become one with the residents of Yeongdeok.
Founded in 1970 and celebrating its 54th anniversary this year, the soccer media "Best Eleven" hosted the World Cup Legend FC (CEO Kim Joo-sung), the Yeongdeok-gun Football Association (Chairman Ha Sang-mok) and the World Cup Legend FC Charity Event at Yeongdeok County Military Stadium in Yeongdeok-gun, Gyeongsangbuk-do, at 3 p.m. on September 3.
The World Cup Legend FC charity event, which marks its second anniversary this year, is hosted by Best Eleven, sponsored by Yeongdeok County (Governor Kim Kwang-yeol) and Yeongdeok County Sports Council (Chairman Kim Seo-kyu), and sponsored by global sports brands Puma, as well as Saka, Ayoung FBC, Hotel the Foraswitz, Siznov, Brg, Offside, and Aloys.
The event began at 3 p.m. From the 1986 FIFA Mexico World Cup to the 1998 FIFA France World Cup, scholarships, donations and donations were delivered starting with the introduction of a total of 19 World Cup Legends FC and commemorative photos with Yeongdeok High School students who won high school football in 42 years. Some of the donations raised at the event will also be used to fund welfare for soccer players, including encouragement funds for local elementary, middle and high school leaders. In the lobby of the military stadium, a soccer exhibition room for soccer collector Lee Jae-hyung was also operated to provide spectacles to the audience.
A soccer clinic was then held for the youth soccer players in Yeongdeok-gun. World Cup legends divided parts and held soccer lessons for players from Ganggu Elementary School and Ganggu Middle School in Yeongdeok-gun and female soccer hobbyists. Choi Sung-yong, former coach of Suwon Samsung who appeared on the soccer entertainment show `The Goal-Bashing Women,' Ha Seok-joo, coach of Ajou University, coached women's clubs, and Park Kyung-hoon, the head of Suwon Samsung, taught defensive skills to elementary school players. Kim Joo-sung, director of the Korea Football Association (KFA), guided middle school students to shoot.
The charity match was then divided into three quarters for 20 minutes each. World Cup Legend FC still showed a class against Yeongdeok-gun's soccer club. The legends played the game by dividing time. In the second quarter, Gangdong University coach Lee Tae-ho and Korea Professional Football Federation match coach Kim Yong-se scored great points in succession. Commissioner Lee Sang-yoon, who did not play in the game due to injury, added fun to the game by holding the microphone and commentating. The result of the game ended with a 6-1 victory by World Cup Legend FC. Kim Yong-se Legend, who scored two goals, was ranked as the "official MOM (Man Of the Match)" by Best Eleven.
Kim Joo-sung, head of the World Cup Legend FC, said, "I feel like I'm back as a player after a long time on the ground. I had a good time. It is most rewarding for players to be able to give someone joy and hope through soccer. That is the purpose of creating World Cup Legend FC. From now on, I will run anywhere and play to share the joy of soccer with the local community."
Kim Yong-se Legend, who was selected as the official MOM of Best Eleven, said "Thank you so much for giving such a good evaluation on such a good day today. It was a very meaningful day that reminded me of the old days every moment. When I was active, I thought I should meet my colleagues and not be embarrassed, so I worked out hard. I was going to score a good goal, but thank God..." he smiled.
yoonjinman@sportschosun.com
