Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Choi Hwi-young visits the opening game of K League 1 in Incheon to "listen to on-site opinions."

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Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Choi Hwi-young visited the "2026 K League 1 Opening Game (Incheon United FC-FC Seoul)" held at Incheon Football Stadium on February 28 to encourage the team and meet with professional football officials to listen to on-site opinions on how to sustain professional football's growth, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism said.

Prior to watching the game, Minister Choi held a meeting with professional soccer officials, including the vice president of the Korea Professional Football Federation, the owner and CEO of Incheon United FC, and the CEO of FC Seoul to exchange various opinions for the development of professional soccer, including ways to improve the stadium viewing environment for fans and ways to foster professional and youth players. In addition, in accordance with the revision of the National Sports Promotion Act (announced on February 27, 2026, enforced on August 28, 2026), which prohibits the illegal purchase and fraudulent sale of sports tickets, K League also urged them to actively participate in the creation of a fair viewing culture by eradicating ticket sales.

"Pro soccer has grown thanks to the efforts of players playing on the field, fans visiting the field, and club and federation officials who are committed from the invisible," Minister Choi Hwi-young said. "Pro soccer is a high value-added industry that links sports, leisure culture and tourism, and we will closely communicate with the field to support the K-League in an institutional and policy manner."

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