Candidate Huh Jung-moo (70), who is trying to run for the 55th president of the Korea Football Association, is preparing for another victory. With the election schedule just around the corner, he dreams of a dramatic unification with another candidate, Shin Moon-seon (67). This is to reverse the situation that Chairman Chung Mong-gyu (63) is dominant.
At a press conference at the soccer center in central Seoul on Thursday, Heo said, "We have continued to complete the election, but we have left the unification open," adding, "I think Shin is a great candidate in many areas, including commentary. It seems like he has only a few days left, but he also has a few days. It will be possible if we can see eye to eye."
A total of three people are running for president of the Korea Football Association. First, the current president of the Korea Football Association Chung Mong-kyu will challenge his fourth consecutive term. Candidate Huh and candidate Shin also announced their candidacy. The election for the president of the Korea Football Association will be held on the 8th. With only four days left, the current structure of the election is widely believed to be dominated by current chairman Chung Mong-koo. Chairman Chung led the Korea Football Association for 12 years after he first became chairman in 2013. In addition to a lot of experience, he has the advantage of having financial power as the head of the HDC group.
Candidate Huh and candidate Shin are challengers who need to turn the tide. In the meantime, candidate Huh has made strong efforts to block Chung from serving his fourth term. On Dec. 30 last year, he applied for a provisional injunction to ban the presidential election, saying that an election held in an opaque and unfair situation is meaningless. The election management committee originally announced a drastic reduction in the number of electors from 194 to 173, and demanded that the committee come up with measures such as online voting for professional coaches and athletes who cannot vote due to overseas training in early January, but the request was rejected.
Candidate Heo said, "I will finish it until the end," even if the application for a provisional injunction against the election is not cited, adding, "I focused on the fact that many people do not know it. I had to let them know, and I wanted to say that it should be transparent in the next election. Still, I think I achieved my goal because a lot of people, including journalists, showed interest," and explained, "It was not my intention to avoid the election. There is no way that the referee does not play because it is not fair and the stadium is in bad condition."
"I knew it was a tilted playground from the beginning, but the Korea Football Association is showing the height of injustice and opacity far beyond these expectations," he criticized.
With time running out, Heo can pull out another trump card. Unification is the way to achieve it. If he joins forces with Shin, who has to compete, he can narrow the gap with Chung. Heo also sent a love call. Earlier, regarding the unification, Shin said, "We have different philosophy from Heo. We need to calculate whether there is a plus factor. We will decide after analyzing the election situation." The key point is which side Shin decided on.
Heo also stressed that holding a forum that requires a trilateral agreement is essential. "I want to do it now. But a person who shouts is meaningful only when there is an answer. No matter how many times we talk, we are losing steam because there is no answer," Heo said. "I take this opportunity to propose it again. I cannot have a discussion sitting at a tea house, and I need to get help from the venue or the media. However, it is not a difficult task. I think we only need the will."
Finally, Heo said, "I have lived as a sportsman all my life and tried to keep the spirit of fair play. I will listen to a wide range of opinions and carefully consider what is meant for the development of soccer," adding, "I will play for the future 100 years of 스포츠토토 Korean soccer." We will find promising soccer players in a good and fair manner, and make sure that they are at least the quarterfinals of the World Cup and top 10 in the world. I will make sure that Heo Jung-moo, who has experienced players, coaches, administrators, and businessmen, will make it happen."