Professional Footballers' Association, "Player safety threatened by damaged grass"

Professional Footballers' Association, "Player safety threatened by damaged grass"

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The Korea Professional Footballers Association (KFA) has expressed concern about the grass condition that has recently emerged as a serious problem in the K-League.

The Korea Federation of Players said on the 4th, "We are deeply concerned about the poor grass environment experienced by players during the recent game."
"Playing with excessively damaged grass quality threatens the safety of the players and is difficult to perform at their best," the Korea Federation of Players said. "It is essential to improve the basic game environment to maintain the competitiveness of Korean clubs and national teams in international competitions."

This season's K-League kicked off on April 15, the fastest time in the history of the first division league. The K-League has taken into account schedules including the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Champions League Elite Tournament from April to May, the FIFA Club World Cup in June, and the East Asian Football Confederation (EAFF) E-1 Championship in July.

Due to the cold weather, grass conditions are not in good condition. The third round of the K League 1 is underway, but complaints and concerns about the grass conditions in every game are constantly being raised. The same was true at the FC Seoul-Kimcheon Sangmu match held at the Seoul World Cup Stadium on the previous day. While changing directions, the Seoul Lingard tripped over the grass of a fan.

"I agree that grass management is not easy due to cold waves in winter, heat waves and rainy seasons in summer," said Kim Hoon-ki, secretary-general of the Korea Athletes' Association, but added, "We need to improve through a lot of investment." 메이저사이트
"I understand that Japan's J-League Secretariat has raised 10 billion yen (about 97.9 billion won) worth of subsidies to transform the Chuchun system," Secretary-General Kim said. "We will come up with a sustainable solution through cooperation with related organizations."