K-Football Reform Committee Faces Opposition Over Direct Election Push
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A K-Football Reform Committee, including Park Ji-sung and Lee Young-pyo, advocates for direct elections for the next KFA president, facing strong opposition from Jeonbuk Football Association president Seo Gang-il, who questions their qualifications and the proposed by-law amendment.
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The K-Football Reform Committee, including former national players, is pushing for a direct election system for the next president of the Korean Football Association (KFA) following the national team's repeated group stage eliminations in the Fifa World Cup.
Led by former national team players including Park Ji-sung, Lee Young-pyo and Park Joo-ho, as well as Ryu Seung-min, who is president of the Korean Sport and Olympic Committee and a former table tennis player who won the men’s singles gold medal at the 2004 Olympic Games, the “K-Football Reform Committee” was pushing for a direct election system for the next president of the Korean Football Association (KFA) after some dismal performances saw the Korean national team eliminated in the Fifa World Cup group stage for the third time in four recent editions.
“What would Park Ji-sung and Lee Young-pyo know [about forming] a reform committee?” said Seo Gang-il, president of the Jeonbuk Football Association. “They were national team players in football, but how well have they lived their lives? How much do they know of the law, and how much social experience do they have to be reform committee chairs?
“Instead of just criticising, why don’t they run in the election themselves?”
Seo also expressed vehement opposition to the reform committee’s move towards “direct elections”, saying: “Why is it necessary to amend the articles of association when a by-election should be held within 60 days in accordance with the current association by-laws?
Offene Fragen
- What is the KFA's official stance on the proposed direct election system?
- Will the reform committee proceed with amending the articles of association?
