President of the Korea Football Association election D-14... What is the structure of the three-way race between Jung Mong-gyu, Shin Mun-seon, and Heo Jung-moo?

President of the Korea Football Association election D-14... What is the structure of the three-way race between Jung Mong-gyu, Shin Mun-seon, and Heo Jung-moo?

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The election for the 55th president of the Korea Football Association will be held on the 26th. After the election date has been delayed twice, a new president of the association will be elected through the primaries of Chung Mong-gyu, Shin Moon-seon and Huh Jung-moo (Kho Ki-soon).

Last year, the Korea Football Association suffered from poor performance by the national soccer team and public criticism in the process of replacing and appointing the coach. Audit by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism also followed. Candidate Shin Moon-seon and Heo Jeong-moo criticized the situation of Chairman Chung Mong-gyu, who is trying to serve four consecutive terms since he announced his candidacy.

Candidate Huh Jung-moo applied for a provisional injunction against the election, saying that Chairman Chung Mong-gyu's vested interests were reflected in the composition of the association's presidential electors. As this was cited in the court, the election, which was originally scheduled to be held on January 8, was postponed. Later, it was announced that the election would be held on January 23, but the composition of the election management committee became a problem this time. In the end, it took more time to reorganize the committee as all the election management members resigned.

Candidate Chung Mong-gyu held a press conference on the 11th and said, "I suggest that the candidates stop slandering and delaying the election and focus on the primary."

Refuting to this, Shin Moon-sun said, "The delay in the election was the court's action against unfair election management. I will point out clearly that Chung Mong-gyu's attitude of transferring the responsibility to other candidates is not correct."

Candidate Shin also criticized, "In the 12 years of Chung Mong-gyu's presidency, the Korea Football Association failed to expand financially, and the national team's performance at all levels was below expectations. The Korea Football Association has lost its image to a defective factory."

Chung Mong-gyu's critical weakness is that public criticism has reached its peak. On the other hand, his strength is that he made the most realistic and definite pledge. Chung Mong-gyu pledged that he would pay 5 billion won to build the Cheonan Football Center.

Moon made a pledge to secure financial resources by strengthening the K-League's marketing activities based on his experience as a representative of the K-League. He also promised to strengthen the youth soccer system, train and support leaders, and overhaul the referee system to ensure stable income for referees.

Candidate Huh Jung-moo said he would create a systematic leader development system and conduct fair management by using keywords such as "transparent," "fair" and "cultivation."

Another weakness of Chung is his uncomfortable relationship with the ministry. The ministry requested disciplinary action against 20 people, including executives, when announcing the audit results last year. It also asked Chung to impose severe disciplinary measures beyond suspension of his qualifications, refusing to recognize Chung's right to run for the election.

The Korea Football Association had to hold a sports fair committee to decide on disciplinary action, but did not do so. It filed an application for suspension of the ministry's request for disciplinary action, saying it is not realistic to demand disciplinary action of too many executives.

The court on Friday cited the KFA's request for suspension of execution. The dispute over Chung Mong-gyu's qualification has ended. The KFA filed a lawsuit seeking cancellation of the ministry's disposition last month, which will be proceeded in the main lawsuit. Even if Chung Mong-gyu is elected, the legal battle is expected to continue.

Last month, Lee Ki-heung, who was considered the most likely candidate to win the election, was eliminated and Yoo Seung Min was elected. Attention is also focusing on whether the result will be a "butterfly effect" that will create a wind of reform in the election of the president of the Korea Football Association. 메이저놀이터

However, it should be taken into account that candidates who challenge Chung Mong-kyu are more dominant in the election for the president of the Korea Football Association than in the fresh reform forces.