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"We have to play every role we can."
The Korea Football Association (KFA) will come forward to manage the ground, which is suffering from climate change. Chung Mong-kyu, chairman of the Korea Football Association (KFA), met with reporters at a briefing session on the construction site of the Korea Football Center (hereinafter referred to as Cheonan NFC) in Cheonan, Chungcheongnam-do on the 12th. "As the domestic climate is gradually changing, more research is needed. Japan is said to distribute different varieties of grass by season. Cheonan NFC has good research and development conditions in that respect."
Lawns are a hot issue in the soccer world these days. Since the opening of the K League in mid-February, problems have been revealed here and there. There are more than one or two stadiums where grass has not been rooted out and has died due to the longer cold than usual. Following Gwangju FC last year, Jeonbuk Hyundai also suffered humiliation from being notified by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) that it was not allowed to host the Asian Club Grand Prix home game due to ground problems. Professional players, leaders, and even national team coach Hong Myung-bo are complaining "Please take care of it". Responsibility of each local government's facility management corporation, which is the main body of management, is rising. However, the reality is that most of the officials of the industrial complex reside in the stadium, manage it, and there is a limit to coping with climate change. It is pointed out that a huge budget and control tower are needed to solve fundamental problems.
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In response, Chairman Chung said, `The main body of each stadium is usually the city and provincial management corporation, but we should do all we canHe expressed his opinion that Cheonan NFC could be actively used for grass variety research and development. Cheonan NFC, which has a size of 145,000 pyeong, will have 11 soccer fields (7 natural sides, 4 artificial sides). In addition to the stadium used by the national team, a hybrid lawn stadium containing 90% natural turf and 10% artificial turf recently used in Europe will be built. The KFA plans to plant different varieties in all of these 11 stadiums to produce grass that best suits the domestic environment. "Cheonan NFC is the best place to test what grass best fits the domestic situation," said Park Il-ki, head of the Cheonan NFC Construction Promotion Team. "We plan to mix grass varieties and types of grass on two sides of the hybrid grass field, which are attached together with the difference in natural grass mixing and growing methods." We are also looking for optimal quality for soil that will hold grass. Drainage is also a part to pay attention to, he explained. "When these research results are prepared, we plan to share them with local governments and clubs."
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Cheonan NFC, which has a 65% process rate as of the 12th, has completed most of its frame construction. It aims to be completed this fall after a built-in finish. Chairman Chung said 90 billion of the 180 billion KFA input budget was approved. How much of this will be needed is more to be determined. We plan to approve the loan to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism within this week,' he said. `We will do our best to finish it as soon as possible so that it does not interfere with the completion.'
Chairman Chung also expressed his desire to cooperate with the president of the Korea Sports Council Yoo Seung Min to revitalize elementary, middle and high school soccer. Chairman Chung said "Chairman Yoo Seung Min was very interested in the development of school sports development. I also think that elementary, middle, and high school soccer should be activated to expand the soccer base. I haven't had a direct conversation about that part yet, but as there is consensus, I will be able to fully discuss it in the future." He also expressed his desire to strengthen communication. Chairman Chung, who met with the Red Devils executive after the election of the president, said "I felt it was important to explain the background and process of decision-making. We will continue to try to communicate actively in the future."
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
