Chung Mong-kyu, chairman of the Korea Football Association (KFA), met with FIFA President Gianni Infantino at the FIFA Paris office.
FIFA released a photo of the two together inside FIFA’s Paris office on the 7th (Korea Standard Time), saying, “Infantino and KFA President Chung Mong-kyu met in Paris.”
The photos released show Chairman Chung and Infantino smiling together under the flags of the Korean national flag and FIFA, and the recent essay “The Age of Football – 30 Years of Jung Mong-gyu Football” presented to Infantino and looked into it together.
In a video released by FIFA, Chung explained in English, “We discussed soccer in Korea, Asia, and even around the world.” 안전놀이터
“The fan base of Korean soccer is continuously expanding,” he said. “Football has been a men’s sport in Korea for the past 50 years, but the number of female fans has increased a lot recently. This is a very interesting phenomenon,” he said, expressing the changing atmosphere of Korean soccer.
In addition, Chairman Chung Mong-gyu said, “Korea is building a new national team training center,” adding, “The construction of a new training center is a $300 million project, with 11 grounds, one stadium, and one indoor stadium. It is a very important and huge business for Korean soccer,” and introduced the new training center in Cheonan.