Lee Kang-in, who even has a medal around his neck, was not recognized as the winning member on the UEFA official website. Why?

Jun 01, 2025

Lee Kang-in, who even has a medal around his neck, was not recognized as the winning member on the UEFA official website. Why?
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Lee Kang-in, who even has a medal around his neck, was not recognized as the winning member on the UEFA official website. Why?
Photo=Capture the official UEFA website
Lee Kang-in, who is at the center of the ceremony with 'Selecting his own position', was not recognized as a UEFA official winner.

PSG won 5-0 in the 2024-2025 UCL final against Inter Milan at Allianz Arena in Munich, Germany on the 1st (Korea time). PSG won the UCL for the first time in 55 years. PSG is the second French club to win the UCL after Marseille in the 1992-1993 season. PSG also achieved a treble by lifting UCL after League 1 and Coupe de France.

PSG smashed Inter Milan with a huge amount of activity and fast transition. PSG took the lead in the 12th minute with the first goal from Ashraf Hakimi, who received a pass from Desiree Doue. Five minutes later, he scored an extra goal. Due took Usman Dembele's pass with his chest and fired a right-footed shot. Flipped off Federico DiMarco's foot and deflected in. PSG, which won the game, ran the game stably and shook Inter Milan.




He continued his goal relay in the second half. In the 18th minute of the second half, Due scored multiple goals after receiving a pass from Vitinha. Ten minutes later, Khvitsa Kvaratshelia also scored. In the 41st minute of the second half, Bradley Barcola's pass was counted and Mayulu sealed the game.

Lee Kang-in, who even has a medal around his neck, was not recognized as the winning member on the UEFA official website. Why?
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Lee Kang-in was unfortunately unable to play. Lee Kang-in, who was listed as a bench member, failed to get on the ground in the end. Lee Kang-in, who was pushed back from the main competition, only heated up the bench from the quarterfinals and the same day. However, Lee Kang-in, who has been active since the group stage, won a medal. Lee Kang-in was at the top of Europe's top club competition in 17 years as a Korean after Park Ji-sung, who won the 2007-2008 season tournament as a member of Manchester United.

However, UEFA said that Lee Kang-in unfortunately failed to play in the final in Munich and became the first UCL winner for South Korea. UEFA recognizes players who have competed in the final as the winning members. Due to these standards, Turkiye has yet to produce a single UCL winner. Four players, including Ildri Vashchirk (2002 Leverkusen), Hakeem Altintop (2010 Munich), Nuri Sahin (2013 Dortmund), and Hakeen Chalhanoglu (2023 and 2025 Inter Milan), played in the UCL final, but failed to win. Christ produced as many as 12 runners-up, but none of them actually won.




For reference, Spain has produced the most athletes who have won the UCL. As many as 80 people were honored. Italy followed with 74, followed by England in the top three with 70. Germany had 64, the Netherlands had 52, Portugal had 46, while Brazil had the most UCL winners in non-Europe. In Africa, Ghana had the most, with three, and in North and Central America, Costa Rica, Mexico, and Trinidad and Tomago each had one.

Unfortunately, there are no Asian people yet. Park Ji-sung and Lee Kang-in were the closest, but unfortunately, they were not listed on the list.






This article was translated by Naver AI translator.