Poongwoon, Son Junho, the road to soccer has opened again FIFA rejects KFA's request for disciplinary action
Jan 24, 2025
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FIFA rejected the Chinese Football Association's (CFA) request for disciplinary action, and Son Joon-ho and the Korea Football Association (KFA) received an e-mail on the 24th.
The Korea Football Association received an official letter from FIFA on the morning of the 24th (Korea time) informing that the Chinese Football Association's request to expand Son Joon-ho's disciplinary action worldwide was rejected, and informed Son Joon-ho's side of the official letter and the fact. The Chinese Football Association asked the FIFA Disciplinary Committee to expand the disciplinary action worldwide after permanently removing Son Jun-ho on September 10. As the request for international expansion of disciplinary action was rejected, the disciplinary action became effective only in China. Son Joon-ho said, "As a result, not only domestic K-League teams but also overseas leagues excluding the Chinese league have opened the way for registration."
Son Jun-ho returned home in March after about 10 months of detention after being criminally detained by Chinese police in May last year for the crime of accepting non-state workers. He was issued an International Transfer Agreement (ITC) in June, and after approval by the CFA and the Korea Football Association (KFA), he joined Suwon FC, the team of Choi Soon-ho, his teacher during his time in Pohang, scored one goal and one assist in 12 league games, and became the top split player as Suwon's midfield commander.
However, on September 10 last year, he was permanently expelled from the Chinese Football Association (CFA) on charges of match manipulation, putting his life at a crossroads again. Along with the allegation that `Son Joon-ho, who played for Shandong Taishan, participated in unjustified transactions, manipulated soccer matches, and gained illegal profits in order to promote unjustified interests,' he stated `It prohibits any activities related to Son's soccer in the future for life.' CFA notified FIFA of the disciplinary action and if FIFA approves it, it is not possible to play soccer anywhere in the world. Son Jun-ho held a press conference the next day and `I never manipulated the match"He made a false statement during the public security investigation process, such as showing family photos, etc., and was convicted and released by a Chinese court on charges of receiving 200,000 yuan (about 37 million won), which was the result of dealing with a judge to resume his career in Korea, but public opinion worsened and Suwon FC's general manager Choi Soon-ho decided to terminate Son Joon-ho's contract after much consideration on Sept. 14 amid criticism and concern from fans.
However, about four months later, on the 24th, another major twist occurred ahead of the New Year's holiday. FIFA dismissed the CFA's disciplinary action against Son Joon-ho, judging that the evidence was insufficient. FIFA does not recognize the disciplinary action of the CFA. Chinese media Qq News recently introduced a case in which Guotian Yu is still active in the Thai Premier League, and Son Jun-ho can play in the Thai Premier League. Under the rule of 'FIFA Disapproving the ban on the Chinese Football Association'FIFA's disciplinary action, FIFA rejected it due to lack of evidence, and China submitted official documents again after organizing the contents for a month, but did not admit it'CFA's data to FIFA specify the violations of the players, but does not specify the number of matches. In other words, FIFA did not recognize the CFA's ruling because it only notified the players that they were involved in match-fixing, betting, and gambling, but did not inform them about which game they were involved in match-fixing and how much money they received, and FIFA reported that CFA's disciplinary action was not being implemented on the international stage.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
