The controversy over the surprise pardon of the Korea Football Association is not over. It does not end with withdrawal, but the ‘renewal’ of the Football Association is required.

On the 18th, a discussion was held in Seogyo-dong, Mapo-gu, Seoul on the theme of ‘the problems of the Korean Football Association’s disciplinary amnesty and subsequent reform tasks’. Jeong Yong-chul, professor at Sogang University, moderated, Jeong Hee-joon, executive committee member of Cultural Solidarity, and Jung Yun-soo, sports critic, Han Jun-hee, soccer commentator, Kim Hyeon-hoe, representative of Sportsneas, Lee Geun-seung, sports spring/summer football team leader, and Lee Ji-woo of Incheon Nation, a soccer community, participated as panelists. .

On the 28th of last month, the association caused a stir by amnestying 100 soccer players who cheated on football, including a match-fixer in 2011. However, afterward, controversy arose over the legitimacy of the amnesty, the decision-making process, and the timing of the announcement, and the association held a temporary board of directors three days later and completely withdrew the amnesty proposal.

The discussion began with a presentation by Commissioner Jeong Hee-joon. Commissioner Chung criticized that “this amnesty is a project to save corruption leaders,” and said, “Even those who have been disciplined since 2019 from number 80. To prevent recurrence, it is necessary to eradicate the assortment of personnel and introduce a stronger reward and punishment system. Internal and external We need to collect various opinions. We have to put all our efforts into reforming.”

Critic Jung Yoon-soo also said, “I think it’s part of a well-organized project. Why 100 people? Making such a decision in a situation where bad news from the Football Association overlaps, such as being ignored by the president at the round of 16 celebration and failing to attract the Asian Cup, is to avoid a crisis.” “Associations should play the role of ‘good governance’.

All of the panels analyzed that the structural problems of the Football Association were the cause of this situation. Representative Kim Hyeon-hoe said, “There were disagreements in various fields, such as the Nike contract and referee assignment, as well as the amnesty case.” “It is also a problem that the legends moved at once and then made an announcement on social media without the association process. The overall system needs improvement. ” said Team leader Lee Geun-seung also said, “We need a place where the voices of various people can gather.”

Commissioner Han Jun-hee said, “Currently, football is recognized as a public good, but the association did not recognize this. It is because they are confined to their own league.” “It has to be a sport. It is necessary to redefine the word football among players. In other fields, the keyword of the 4th Industrial Revolution comes out, but the Football Association is staying in a home-made industry. It is important to break away from it.” It emphasized the change in their perception.

Opinions on alternatives were also shared. ‘Social contribution’ and ‘education’ were selected as keywords. Critic Jung Yoon-soo argued, “Football is basically an industry, but it is also becoming a socially important space. There are many problems in the future, such as demographic change and multiculturalism. We need future plans for our role in society, not just playing well.” .

One member said earlier, “There are manipulative acts that do not do their best from school soccer. Student athletes can learn and grow with the perception that ‘good is good’. You shouldn’t teach them,” he pointed out the educational problem.

Regarding this, he said, “We need proper education for the future. There must be proper education such as sports ethics and sports curriculum.”

Lee Ji-woo, who came out on behalf of soccer fans, said, “The core of this situation is that the association’s complacent morality and the inability to distinguish between public and private affairs. Helping the manipulators is deceiving the fans,” adding, “Fair standards, transparency, Management with conviction is necessary. Management like a private organization must disappear, and the mindset needs to be improved.”

Regarding the improvement of the education system, he expressed his thoughts from the fan’s point of view, saying, “We have created various systems such as the U-League credit system, but we need to review whether this is practical. We need not only soccer players, but also approaches and systems to become members of society.” 먹튀검증