'Park Ji-sung, Lee Young-pyo, Park Ju-ho to participate': Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism launches 'K-Football Innovation Committee'

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The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism is launching the 'K-Football Innovation Committee,' a temporary body dedicated to reforming Korean football.

The ministry announced on the 3rd that it will hold the committee's launch event at Seoul Olympic Parktel on the 6th and comprehensively discuss key tasks aimed at enhancing South Korea's football competitiveness.

The innovation committee will include Minister Choi Hwi-young and Park Ji-sung, a member of the FIFA subcommittee, as co-chairs.

In addition, football commentators Lee Young-pyo and Park Ju-ho, along with Yoo Seung-min, president of the Korean Sport & Olympic Committee; Kim Seung-hee, executive vice president of the Korea Football Association; Jo Yeon-sang, secretary general of the K League; lawyer Yoo Young-geun; and Kim Dae-hui (Prof.) will collaborate.

The committee is scheduled to discuss issues such as Korean football governance, youth player development, and the introduction of advanced technology systems in response to demands for reforming Korean football raised during the 2026 FIFA World Cup in North America.

Park Ji-sung, co-chair, stated, "Through this innovation committee, we will design the direction Korean football must take by incorporating various concerns discussed on the ground and envision a future where K-Football can grow."

Previously, the national team led by coach Hong Myung-bo was eliminated from the North American World Cup with one win and two losses, finishing third in their group. Coach Hong faced controversies over fairness even during his appointment process in 2024, and his team's poor performance throughout the tournament fueled growing public outrage.

In response, President Lee Jae-myung instructed Minister Choi Hwi-young to "carefully address the accurate situation, analyze causes, and implement measures to prevent recurrence and improve the system." The president also announced that a special audit would be conducted on the Korea Football Association to identify the root causes of South Korea's devastating failure in football and clarify the truth amid public suspicion.

Additionally, the president recently met with football officials and experts to share perspectives and gather opinions before deciding to launch the innovation committee on the 6th to redraw the future of Korean football.

Minister Choi Hwi-young also added, "We will firmly support the establishment and implementation of a vision for South Korean football centered on trusted football figures."

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