KFA election in 12 years is imminent → Korea Cup that was pre-empted...Huh Jung-moo's attempt to run for the fourth term' with Chairman Chung Mong-gyu 'Awkward Meeting + Handshake'

Nov 30, 2024

Former coach Huh Jung-moo announces his candidacy for president of the Korea Football Association

(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Jin Yeon-soo = Former national team coach Huh Jung-moo holds a press conference to run for president of the Korea Football Association at the Olympic Parktel in Songpa-gu, Seoul on the afternoon of the 25th. 2024.11.25

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The 2024 Korea Cup final between Pohang Steelers and Ulsan HD at Seoul World Cup Stadium on the 30th, and Chung Mong-kyu, chairman of the Korea Football Association, greets the players. Sangam = Reporter Heo Sang-wook wook@sportschosun.com /2024.11.30/

While the vote is likely to take place for the first time in 12 years for the chairman of the Korea Football Association (KFA), former Daejeon Hana Citizen Chairman Huh Jung-moo and Korea Football Association President Chung Mong-kyu had an awkward meeting in the Korea Cup final.

The 2024 Hana Bank Korea Cup final between traditional rivals Pohang Steelers and Ulsan HD was held at Seoul World Cup Stadium at 3 p.m. on the 30th. The Korea Cup is a competition in which both professional and amateur teams participate to determine the top of Korean soccer.

The FA Cup, which has been renamed the Korea Cup, will be held at Seoul World Cup Stadium as a single match. As it is a place to decide the best place with a single game, soccer figures who will shine on the important spot also filled the stadium.

Chairman Chung Mong-gyu, head of the KFA, which hosts the Korea Cup, was also present. An awkward meeting took place with a surprise guest. It was Heo Jung-moo, former chairman of the board. Former chairman Huh visited the Seoul World Cup Stadium on the same day to watch the Korea Cup final. Former chairman Huh and chairman Chung Mong-kyu sat close together even before the game began. A slightly awkward surprise meeting took place just before kickoff. Just before the game began, the two greeted each other with a smile and a handshake, and immediately went back to their seats and watched the game.

Former chairman Huh announced his candidacy for the presidential election of the Korea Football Association at the Olympic Parktel in Songpa-gu on the 25th. He said "I stood here today with a heavy sense of responsibility and a sense of duty. Korean soccer is shaking right now. It is not clean, transparent, or just. The Korea Football Association's dogmatic and self-righteous operating system eventually led to the disastrous collapse of the system"I have decided not to remain a bystander anymore. Someone, out of a sense of duty to stop this fall, decided to be a small grain of wheat to bring our football back to life," he said, explaining the reason for his candidacy.

Former Chairman Huh strengthened his commitment to running for office by suggesting five solutions: 'companied', 'fair', 'balanced', 'transparent', and 'cultivation'. He `will be an association like an association. Korean soccer has world competitiveness. I will lay the foundation for advancing to the quarterfinals and semifinals instead of the round of 16 at the World Cup."

Former chairman Huh, who experienced from PSV Eindhoven to European soccer, has already worked as a vice president of the KFA in 2013 and as a vice president of the Korean Professional Football Federation from 2015 to 2019. From 2020 to last year, he led the club as chairman of Daejeon Hana Citizen.

The 2024 Korea Cup final between Pohang Steelers and Ulsan HD held at Seoul World Cup Stadium on the 30th, and Chung Mong-kyu, chairman of the Korea Football Association, is making a national memorial service. Sangam = Reporter Heo Sang-wook wook@sportschosun.com /2024.11.30/

Chairman Chung Mong-gyu also set the stage on the 28th with his bid for a fourth consecutive term as president of the Korea Football Association. On the 2nd of next month, it is reported that it plans to ask the Sports Fair Committee of the Korea Sports Council to review its second term. Chairman Chung's request for a review after contemplating a fourth consecutive term could be interpreted as showing his willingness to run. At the time of the third consecutive term, it is expected that the deliberation will be easy as it received a high score of 96 out of 100 in quantitative and qualitative evaluations.

Chairman Chung also attended the Hana Bank K League 2024 Awards on the 29th and briefly said, `We are planning to apply for a candidate review.' Chairman Chung, who served as the president of the Korea Football Association for three consecutive times since 2013, can register as a candidate if he passes the screening, and if he wins the presidential election, he will be the 55th chairman.

As the two met on the official stage of the Korea Cup ahead of the presidential election, the two-way race became more powerful. The vote for the first time in 12 years will be held on January 8, and candidates must be registered for three days from December 25 to become candidates.

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