The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism will find solutions to on-site problems such as holding a 'Pro Football Growth Committee', strengthening referee fairness, and improving the environment of the stadium

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Kim Dae-hyun, the second vice minister of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, held a "Pro Football Growth Committee" at the Seoul Museum of the National Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art on the morning of the 11th to discuss major issues and mid- to long-term development tasks to lay the foundation for sustainable growth of professional football.

The committee was prepared as structural tasks such as improving the stadium environment and strengthening the fairness of referees were raised despite visible results such as the recent increase in spectators and the expansion of the league's appearance.

A total of 18 people, including the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, the Korea Football Association, the Korea Professional Football Federation (K League), and private experts in the sports industry and game management sectors, will discuss all areas, including industrialization of professional football, expansion of foundation, and upgrading league operation, with the aim of diagnosing on-site problems and finding solutions together.

Along with the direction of the committee's operation, the meeting shared detailed topics of discussion to come up with measures to grow professional soccer, such as ▲ strengthening the competitiveness of the K-League industry and improving the profit structure ▲ expanding the foundation such as fostering young players and improving the environment of the stadium ▲ strengthening the referee's capacity and enhancing the judgment technology ▲ enhancing the efficiency and fairness of league operation.

Need to upgrade the structure of the professional soccer industry, restore confidence in refereeing decisions, improve fan-centered services, and close cooperation between the public and private sectors

Kim Sang-hoon, head of the Korea Sports Science Institute's sports industry research division, presented the "Pro Football Industry Revitalization Plan," Lee Yong-soo, vice chairman of the Korea Football Association, presented the "Division System Development Direction, Judgment Innovation Plan," and Cho Yeon-sang, secretary-general of the K-League, presented the "K-League Core Tasks," and participants continued their discussions.

Participants agreed that professional football has recently achieved external results, such as increasing spectators and expanding the size of the league, but for sustainable growth, it is necessary to upgrade the industrial structure, enhance fairness in game management, and improve the foundation.

In particular, he emphasized the importance of strengthening refereeing capabilities, restoring confidence in decisions, and improving game content and services centered on fan experience, and agreed that effective improvement tasks should be drawn through close cooperation between the government, the soccer community, the federation and experts.

Starting with this general meeting, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism will review major tasks such as industrialization of professional football, expansion of infrastructure, and upgrading league operations through field discussions and draw policy improvement directions that combine field opinions and expert suggestions.

The results of the discussion will be summarized as short-term and mid- to long-term tasks after consultation with related organizations, and will be reflected step by step in establishing policies related to professional soccer, improving systems, and preparing financial and administrative support measures in the future.

Vice Minister Kim Dae-hyun said, "Professional soccer is an important pillar of the people's leisure culture and a key field that expands to the local economy and sports industry as a whole. The committee aims not only to collect opinions, but to derive practical improvement tasks, he said. "The Ministry of Culture will come up with actionable measures based on the suggestions of the soccer community and experts to establish a foundation for the continued growth of professional soccer."

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