Korea Football Association Signs Business Agreement With Bundesliga
Mar 21, 2025
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Kim Jung-bae, vice chairman of the Korea Football Association, and Kevin Shim, head of the Bundesliga's Asia division, held a business agreement ceremony at the soccer center's interview room at 3 p.m. on the 20th and signed an MOU for mutual development. The MOU maintenance period is until October 2028, and it can be extended by two years according to consultation between the two sides.
The core of this MOU is 'Bundesliga Dream Project'. The Dream Project is a program in which the German Bundesliga collaborates with overseas soccer associations to provide excellent youth players with opportunities to train at Bundesliga academies and gain experience in international games.
With the signing of the agreement, the Korea Football Association will send the U-16 national team to Germany at the end of April. The U-16 team will participate in camps in Mainz and Hamburg, where players who have been evaluated as outstanding players by local German clubs will have an additional opportunity to join the club team's training after the camp period ends.
In addition, the two sides will continue to cooperate to strengthen the competitiveness of youth teams under domestic clubs to foster players and expand the Bundesliga's position in Korea.
Vice Chairman Kim Jung-bae said, `Many Korean players, including Son Heung-min and Kim Min-jae, have grown into world-class players through the Bundesliga"We hope this project will be of great help to the development of Korean youth, and we will continue our long-term cooperative relationship with the Bundesliga for mutual benefit." he said.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
