The ‘Son Heung-min International Youth Friendship Football Tournament’ will be held in Chuncheon for the second year in a row.
This year, the event is expected to be even richer.
Chuncheon City and local small businesses promised active support today (23rd).
Park Seong-eun is a reporter.
[Reporter]
Future footballers representing each country walk the field.
Even at a young age, his foot talent is already on the national team level.
This is the appearance of the ‘Son Heung-min International Youth Friendship Football Tournament’ held for the first time last year.
Participated from 6 countries including Korea.
A second competition will be held again this year.
The venue is also the ‘Son Heung-min Soccer Park’ where the first tournament was held.
There are only four months left until the tournament.
Up to 16 teams, more than twice as many as last year, are expected to participate in the Son Heung-min Youth International Friendly Football Championship, which marks its second anniversary this year.
Following last year, this year, it will be held as a friendly match, not to determine the winner. 메이저놀이터
It contains a philosophy that wants children to know the joy of soccer itself, not competition.
[Soundbite] Son Heung-yoon/SON Soccer Academy Coach : “I never want to teach you how to win first. Because you have to know how to lose so that you can learn how to win when you become an adult.”]
This time, Chuncheon City and local small businesses decided to step out.
Citizens, including small business owners, are responsible for mobilizing spectators, starting with volunteering.
Chuncheon City will provide financial support as well as administrative support to expand participating countries.
[Soundbite] Yuk Dong-han(Mayor of Chuncheon) : “We expect more countries to participate and many children to come to Chuncheon for that reason.
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This is Park Sung-eun of KBS News.