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| Jung Mong-gyu, president of the Korea Football Association, held a press conference to run for the 55th president of the Korea Football Association at the conference hall on the first floor of the Ponyjeong Foundation Building in Seoul on the afternoon of the 19th. Chairman Chung Mong-gyu poses after the press conference. Chairman Chung was approved by the Sports Fair Committee of the Sports Council on the 11th to seek a fourth consecutive term. After completing the candidate registration process, which will run from the 25th to the 27th, he will try for the fourth term in earnest. Reporter Jeong Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2024.12.18/ |
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What former coach Huh Jung-moo says
(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Jin Yeon-soo = Former national team coach Huh Jung-moo answers reporters' questions at 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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Promise Shin Moon-sun, president of the Korea Football Association
(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Jin Yeon-soo = Candidate Shin Moon-sun, who is running for the 55th president of the Korea Football Association, announces his pledge at the Korea Football Association in the afternoon of the 27th. 2024.12.27 |
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There was no surprise candidate. The race for the 'football championship' has begun in earnest. As a result of the registration of candidates for the 55th Korea Football Association (KFA) presidential election, the three-way race did not falter. The KFA Election Commission announced its candidates on the 27th. Current Chairman Chung Mong-gyu, who is trying to run for the fourth term, was given No. 1, and Heo Jung-moo, a visiting professor of sports record analysis at the Shinmun Myungji University Graduate School of Records and Information Science, and former chairman of Hana Citizen in Daejeon, were given No. 2 and No. 3, respectively.
After 12 years since 2013, the head of Korean soccer will be elected through a vote-gathering. Chairman Chung was elected in the 'four-way structure' in 2013. There was no rival horse in 2016 and 2021. He ran for re-election and ran alone in the third term without a vote. The official campaign period begins on the 28th and runs until January 7 next year. The election will take place on January 8 next year, and the new chairman's term will begin on January 22.
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Promise for President of the Korea Football Association
(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Shin Hyun-woo = Candidate Chung Mong-kyu, who is seeking his fourth term through the election for the 55th president of the Korea Football Association, is making a pledge at the Korea Football Association in Jongno-gu, Seoul on the morning of the 26th. 2024.12.26 |
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Heo Jung-moo, press conference to run 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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Shin Mun-seon announces his pledge for president of the Korea Football Association
(Seoul=Yonhap News) Reporter Jin Yeon-soo = Candidate Shin Moon-sun, who is running for the 55th president of the Korea Football Association, announces his pledge at the Korea Football Association in the afternoon of the 27th. 2024.12.27 |
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The current structure of the election board is '1강1중1약111'. It is widely believed that Chairman Chung, who has led the KFA for 12 years, is one step ahead. Baek Hyun-sik, president of the Busan Football Association, was the first to declare Chung's public support, drawing attention. He said the successful completion of the Korea Football Center, which is under construction in Cheonan, Chungcheongnam-do, requires the power of Chairman Chung. Chairman Huh is classified as a "1st class" because he is expanding his stride around the field leader. Professor Shin, who is 1A1, is reportedly persuading amateur and K-League representatives.
But don't make hasty predictions. A major upset occurred in the recent election for the president of the Korean University Football Federation. Park Han-dong, CEO of Moez Korea, who ran for the first time, received 37 out of 72 votes and won the election by just two votes over current chairman Byun Seok-hwa, who challenged for the seventh term. It was found that the electors of the KFA chairman were 173 instead of 194 originally announced. Twenty people left in the process of obtaining a personal information consent, and one is Yugo (the late Oh Kyu-sang, president of the Korean Women's Football Federation).
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Candidate Jeong Mong-gyu for President of the Korea Football Association
(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Shin Hyun-woo, who is seeking his fourth term through the election of the 55th president of the Korea Football Association, is listening to reporters' questions after announcing his pledge at the soccer center in Jongno-gu, Seoul on the morning of the 26th. 2024.12.26 |
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Chairman Chung, who put forward the banner of 'Again, Happy Korea with Soccer' proposed four things: restoring trust in the Korea Football Association through drastic reforms, enhancing international competitiveness in Korean soccer, completing the Korea Football Center, and expanding the base of soccer through the completion of the divisional promotion system. He also presented 12 specific pledges, including entering the top 10 in the FIFA rankings and hosting the 2031 Asian Cup. He "I agonized more than ever and listened to various people. Because he was deeply aware of the criticism, he also had a long time to gain insight into himself. I wanted to put it down, but I thought it was not about fulfilling my responsibilities as a person who has worked for the development of soccer in the past 12 years," he declared his last challenge.
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Former coach Huh Jung-moo challenging the 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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Shin Mun-seon announces his pledge for president of the Korea Football Association
(Seoul=Yonhap News) Reporter Jin Yeon-soo = Candidate Shin Moon-sun, who is running for the 55th president of the Korea Football Association, announces his pledge at the Korea Football Association in the afternoon of the 27th. 2024.12.27 |
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Chairman Huh, who was the first to officially announce his candidacy for the election on the 25th of last month, presented five keywords: companion, fairness, balance, transparency, and fostering. He presents a wealth of field and administrative experience. Chairman Huh, a two-time head coach of the national team, is a mastermind who led the team to the round of 16 away from the World Cup for the first time in the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. He said "KFA's dogmatic and self-righteous operating system eventually led to the disastrous collapse of the system. Everyone hopes for a renegade, but no one has been able to come forward in the face of a huge barrier. So I 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.
Professor Shin gained popularity by working as a broadcasting commentator. He became the CEO of Seongnam FC and built his career as an administrator. He said "I challenge the president of the association with the conviction that the chairman of the conglomerate should finish this time"He expressed a working, paid CEO. The unification of Chairman Huh and Professor Shin is also a variable at the end of the election.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
