Reply to Fans' Love Reinforces many parts, including the line-up of the meaning of the icon match that Nexon Vice President Park Jung-moo thinks of and recruiting the director

Sep 13, 2025

Reply to Fans' Love Reinforces many parts, including the line-up of the meaning of the icon match that Nexon Vice President Park Jung-moo thinks of and recruiting the director
'2025 Icon Match: Return of the Window, Start of Counterattack" event match was held at Sangam World Cup Stadium in Seoul on the afternoon of the 13th. Didier Drogba and Rio Ferdinand pose with Nexon Vice President Park Jung-moo after the pre-match interview. Sangam = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.9.13/



"I want to say it's a return for love." All I had to do was how to repay my love and interest perfectly"

The pre-media day of the '2025 Icon Match: The Return of the Creature, the Beginning of the Counterattack' was held at the Seoul World Cup Stadium on the 13th. Nexon Business Vice President Park Jung-moo did not hide his expectations for the icon match.

The Icon Match is a super-large soccer event hosted by Nexon, which serves 'FC Online' and 'FC Mobile', and it is an event match in which legendary soccer players gather in one place to play unusual games. The Icon Match, which debuted in 2024, already sold out 16,000 pre-booking seats for FC online event participants in 10 minutes, and 48,000 tickets for general visitors were also sold out in an hour. The heat was hotter this time. This year, in the case of pre-booking for participants in the 'FC Online' icon match event, the number of pre-booking tickets for the main match was sold out in 10 minutes. General reservations for general visitors were also sold out in 20 minutes, confirming the heated interest.




The faces of the legends gathered were colorful enough to capture the attention of fans. FC Spear (striker team) led by head coach Arsen Wenger included Didier Drogba, Thierry Henry, Eden Hazard, Clarence Seidorf, Robert Pires, Ronaldinho, Kaka, Gareth Bale, Bastian Schweinsteiger, Steven Gerrard, Wayne Rooney, Park Ji-sung, Koo Ja-cheol, Seol Ki-hyun, Gianluigi Buffon and Lee Bum-young. Rio Ferdinand, Nemanja Vidic, Jon Arnerise, Carles Puyol, Michael Cole, Sol Campbell, Claudio Marcicio, Claude Makelelele, Michael Carrick, Alessandro Nesta, Lee Young-pyo, Park Ju-ho, Iker Casillas and Kim Young-kwang were named in the Shield United led by head coach Rafael Benitez.

A large number of players who stand out in attack and defense, which are symbols of each team, have joined to raise expectations for the game, and Wenger and Benitez, the two great leaders representing the 2000s, have led the team, drawing attention to the managers' resourceful confrontation.

Reply to Fans' Love Reinforces many parts, including the line-up of the meaning of the icon match that Nexon Vice President Park Jung-moo thinks of and recruiting the director
'2025 Icon Match: Return of the Window, Start of Counterattack" event match was held at Sangam World Cup Stadium in Seoul on the afternoon of the 13th. Nexon Vice President Park Jung-moo is interviewing. Sangam = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.9.13/
On the 13th, Park Jung-moo, vice president of Nexon's business, met with reporters at the pre-media day, and said, `When I conducted it last year, I thought it would be possible to proceed. There were many twists and turns. This year, there was something I did last year, so it was easy to do. Because the fans gave great love, they tried to reinforce many parts such as the lineup and the recruitment of the director. With the idea of showing a game with better quality than last year, we prepared for the second icon match. Personally, I'm looking forward to Ronaldinho's brilliant talent.




As for how he improved on what he was disappointed about last year, "The most regrettable part was that he couldn't bring all the players he wanted to cast. Regarding the overall progress of the game, he said, "There are many areas that have been reinforced this year." Regarding the budget for this event, "It is difficult to say the exact amount, but I think I can feel that it is not less than last year and that it has been reinforced much more."

Regarding the launch of the Icon Match Class "Stat was selected based on his best skills in his active career. The boosting system will also be applied depending on what goes on for two days. Rather than being fixed, it would be a fun factor because the ability value could be different." As for the marketing effect of this game, rather than specifically saying any effect, I would like to say that it is a reward for FC online love. There was only a concern about how to repay the interest and love perfectly.'

Asked if he would like to hold the event next year, he said, "I was very greedy to do it for two consecutive years"There were many twists and turns last year. It was only a month or two ago that it was decided whether the icon match could be carried out. It was regrettable that the preparation period was short. There is no time to think about next year. I only have concerns about how well the game will go tomorrow."




Reply to Fans' Love Reinforces many parts, including the line-up of the meaning of the icon match that Nexon Vice President Park Jung-moo thinks of and recruiting the director
'2025 Icon Match: Return of the Window, Start of Counterattack" event match was held at Sangam World Cup Stadium in Seoul on the afternoon of the 13th. Didier Drogba and Rio Ferdinand pose with Nexon Vice President Park Jung-moo after the pre-match interview. Sangam = Reporter Jung Jae-geun cjg@sportschosun.com /2025.9.13/
As for the criteria and difficulties of recruiting players "It was all difficultIt was based on the retired player. Players who were guaranteed performance and physical strength, even if they did not play all 90 minutes, were considered. The reputation was also taken into consideration. He said, "We made the recruitment considering various things, such as the undefeated winning narrative of Arsenal and the players who led Manchester United's golden age." As for the points I want you to enjoy, "I think I can enjoy the game better if I look at the viewing points and enjoy them."

As for the participation of the players "There was much more to be said after last year's game. Last year, players played so hard that they couldn't walk easily after the game. It was even said that most of the players were sick and lying down. I think he would have had a positive impact this time because he played with the performances of that time like in a real game." Asked if he was also interested in overseas broadcasting, Vice President Park, who said "Talks have been exchanged from various places," said "We considered various things, but it did not proceed as much as we were greedy." I focused on that because there are so many domestic fans."

As for the social perception of the game "There are many people who came with their sons and fathers. I often know my son through games and my father through games when he was active. I couldn't consider these things, such as the opportunity to get close, but it seems to have worked positively. I don't know how much it will affect Korean culture, but I'm proud that I've created a point of contact in intergenerational exchanges as well."

As for the contact point with FC Online Super Champions League (FSL), "We started the FSL for the first time and the response was very good. As I did that, I thought a lot about preparing it, and a lot of resources were administered. The icon match went to the icon match, and the FSL went to the dual FSL separately. In fact, it was right to create a point of contact, but honestly, it was a little hard to afford it. If there is an opportunity in the future, I think we will definitely need these parts, such as FSL's offline series or some events using the icon match concept. In the future, we will think about it more and work hard to make a lot of such works."





This article was translated by Naver AI translator.