Son Jun-ho's press conference, which only appealed to emotions without facts, raised the public's antipathy
Sep 13, 2024
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Son Joon-ho (32, Suwon FC) appealed for 'unfairness' all the time at an official press conference held on the second floor of the Suwon Sports Center on the 11th. The point is that he never participated in match fixing, but he was forced to admit the charge of receiving bribes because he could not beat the threats of Chinese police.
Nevertheless, he said it was unfair that the Chinese Football Association issued a permanent expulsion against him, and if the decision was cited by FIFA, he could no longer play soccer anywhere in the world. Throughout the press conference, he shed tears and insisted that he was innocent and that China's decision was not correct.
And at the end of the press conference "There is no lie. The clots may not have been 100% solved, but I think I've said everything as of today. I have nothing more to say, ```.
However, most of the people who watched Son Joon-ho's press conference and explanation are rather collecting 's 'affirmation' against Son Joon-ho through this press conference.
Son Joon-ho himself said 'I revealed everything without lying', but if you look closely, you can't explain the suspicions at all. with the content of appealing to one's feelings' continued the argument, but glossed over clear facts. As a result, key suspicions have not been resolved, and some even say that `China has imposed lenient punishment in some ways.'
The reason why the people turned critical of Son Joon-ho is because his explanation is far from the level of common sense and national sentiment.
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The suspicion that was not resolved at Son Joon-ho's explanation press conference is that he received 200,000 yuan (about 37 million won) from Jinjingdao, his teammate. Although the Chinese public security and prosecution pointed out this as key evidence of their involvement in match fixing, Son Joon-ho argues that this is 'money that can be received just as it is'. As for exactly what the money was received, it was not just "illegal money" "I can't remember exactly"I restored my cell phone, but there was only no conversation about that period, he explained."
It's a word that doesn't make sense even in common sense, and even in light of the national sentiment, I don't agree at all.
200,000 yuan is a little more than 37 million won at the current exchange rate. For someone, it could amount to a year's salary. Of course, for Son Joon-ho, who was known to have received an annual salary of about 4 billion won at the time, it could be 'money that's nothing', 'low amount that I can't remember why I got it'. However, few people believe that 200,000 yuan, which is 'big money', is 'just a favor'.
The fundamental reason why the Chinese prosecution indicted Son Joon-ho on charges of `involvement in match manipulation' and `bribe receipt' is that the court also found him guilty was because it failed to objectively explain the reason for receiving this 200,000 yuan. Jin Jing-dao, who even gave Son the money, is a key player in match fixing. Even if it wasn't cash for immediate match fixing, it can be seen as a preliminary stone for match fixing in the future.
If Son Joon-ho also explained to the Chinese prosecution about the identity of the 200,000 yuan, like a press conference, the conviction is fully understandable. Son Joon-ho's attitude of treating 37 million won as an affordable amount that can be exchanged as a mere `gift of goodwill' has become a catalyst that cools public opinion.
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The weirdest part of Son Joon-ho's explanation, which is full of strange points, is his attitude toward the Chinese court's ruling. It is a document that details why the Chinese law enforcement authorities convicted Son Joon-ho for some reason and how to dispose of him.
The reason why Son Joon-ho doesn't get any consensus is that he only claims his injustice with words. However, if there was a ruling, he would have been able to explain his position by refuting the contents of it one by one. Legally, it is possible to refute why the judgment is wrong or the facts are wrong.
However, Son Joon-ho is rather turning a blind eye to the existence of this ruling. At the press conference, Son Joon-ho said, `I don't have it.' His agent received the sentence " (Son Joon-ho), but he did not properly recognize the content because it was in Chinese. To re-read it now, Son Joon-ho has to go to China and apply, but it is not easy in reality due to the severe trauma. There is no need to read it right away."
This is an attitude that can only be interpreted as meaning that Son Joon-ho and his agent are very ignorant of the law or do not want the truth to be revealed. To appeal one's injustice, one must refute the other party (Chinese law enforcement authorities) with specific evidence and documents on where they made the wrong judgment.
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However, Son Joon-ho said he did not consider the ruling insignificant and did not even intend to read it in the future. At the same time, China makes a strange argument to make its own judgment public. It is also not common sense to not keep the ruling separately when the ruling was originally made, and it is also not common to put the responsibility for the non-disclosure of the ruling on China.
In the end, Son Joon-ho's appeal for help did not get any consensus. This is because only one-sided claims that blur facts, such as his attitude toward 200,000 yuan (37 million won), poor sense of money, morality adapted mainly for himself, were repeated.
There are only two ways left for Son Joon-ho. How to re-examine various unexplained suspicions in detail based on facts to elicit public consensus and omnidirectional help. Or, to emotionally repeat only one's own claims Disappearing in the soccer world without a trace. The choice is up to Son Jun-ho.
Meanwhile, Suwon FC club terminated the contract under mutual agreement with Son Joon-ho on the 13th. Originally, Son Jun-ho was under contract until December. Suwon FC club seems to have hurriedly cut ties with Son Joon-ho after Son Joon-ho's explanation press conference and as criticism grew, suspicions intensified. Suwon FC's leadership, which overstated Son Joon-ho, who originally had a widespread judicial risk in the soccer world, also seems to be criticized.
wman@sportschosun.com
