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Its Hong Jun-pyo Calls for Klinsmann’s Dismissal

“It’s a Matter of National Pride”… Hong Jun-pyo Calls for Klinsmann’s Dismissal

Daegu Mayor Hong Jun-pyo has repeatedly called for the dismissal of national soccer team coach Jurgen Klissmann.

Mayor Hong posted on his Facebook page on the 13th, “If you keep crying over an incompetent coach and leave him alone because of the penalty, how are you going to deal with the public anger that arises every time you play soccer?” He added, “The loss of national energy will far exceed the penalty.” He said.

Mayor Hong directly criticized Korea Football Association President Chung Mong-gyu, saying, “Klinsmann’s behavior is a matter of national prestige and national pride. 온라인카지노

If such an incompetent manager was appointed due to a personal relationship with the president of the Korea Football Association, the president of the Korea Football Association is not qualified to be the president of the Korea Football Association.”

He pressed, “Looking at the reports, it appears that he was appointed as a personal friend, so instead of holding the people hostage, the president of the Football Association should take personal responsibility for the dismissal.”

Mayor Hong said, “The concern that if (Klinsmann) is fired, there will be no more foreign coaches coming, which is typical behavior of a country underdeveloped in soccer that belittles itself.”

Since the 7th, when the Korean national soccer team was eliminated in the semifinals of the 2023 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Asian Cup, Mayor Hong has posted a total of six posts calling for Klinsmann’s dismissal.

Meanwhile, executives from the Korea Football Association held a meeting that day and discussed Coach Klinsmann’s future.

While Chairman Chung Mong-gyu was absent, full-time Vice-Chairman Kim Jeong-bae, former Vice Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism who took office in May of last year, presided over the event, with Vice Chairman Jang Oe-ryong, Lee Seok-jae and Choi Young-il, Power Strengthening Committee Chairman Michael Müller, Competition Committee Chairman Jeong Hae-seong, Jury Chairman Lee Jeong-min, Technical Committee Chairman Lee Im-saeng and Hwang Bo-kwan.

The head of the technology division and Jeon Han-jin, the head of the management division, attended.

National team led by Coach Klinsmann was defeated 0-2 by Jordan in the semifinals of the Asian Cup, failing to regain the throne for the first time in 64 years.

The national team was criticized by fans for its disappointing performance, which did not allow it to overwhelm its opponents throughout the tournament.

After the team was eliminated in the semifinals, public opinion boiled over, criticizing Coach Klinsmann for not letting star players active in Europe demonstrate their skills properly and for showing a smiling face even after failing to achieve his goal.

As public opinion grew stronger over the dismissal of Coach Klinsmann after the Asian Cup, the Football Association held a meeting the day before with Hwang Bo-kwan, head of the technical headquarters, and Müller, head of the power strengthening committee, and then held a meeting of former players to look back on the Asian Cup.

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Professional Women’s Volleyball Remains Popular

Women’s volleyball remains popular… The men’s event also saw a 17.4% increase in spectators

In the professional volleyball 2023-2024 V-League, the women’s division enjoyed greater popularity than the men’s division.

However, the popularity of the men’s division is also on the rise.

The Korea Volleyball Federation released the 2023-2024 V League attendance and viewership figures on the 5th.

This season, a total of 264 games were played, with 132 games (126 regular league games and 6 postseason games) for both men and women. 온라인카지노

The total number of spectators for the men’s and women’s regular league and postseason games was 586,514.

This is a 4.5% increase from last season’s 561,445 people.

The number of spectators for the women’s game was 335,016, which was more than the men’s game’s 251,498.

However, KOVO emphasized, “The number of spectators in the men’s division continued to increase in each round during the regular league period, increasing by 17.4% compared to last season (214,178).”

The largest audience for one game in the 2023-2024 season was 6,170 people who attended the regular league match between Heungkuk Life Insurance and Hyundai Engineering & Construction in the women’s division held at Samsan World Gymnasium in Incheon on December 31 last year.

The largest number of people in the men’s division was 3,609 people who gathered at Jangchung Gymnasium in Seoul to watch the regular league match between Woori Card and Korean Air on February 17th.

This season’s average viewer ratings were 0.56% for the men’s division, 1.22% for the women’s division, and 0.89% overall.

The average viewer rating for both men and women decreased by 0.03% from last season’s 0.92%.

The women’s division recorded the third highest average viewer ratings of all time.

The average viewer ratings for the regular league were 0.54% for the men’s division, 1.17% for the women’s division, and 0.85% overall, but entering the postseason, they rose significantly to 0.94% for the men’s division, 2.27% for the women’s division, and 1.54% overall.

There were a total of 101 games with an average viewership rating of 1% or higher that attracted a lot of attention this season, the same as last season.

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FA Infielder Matt Chapman Plays with Lee Jung-hoo

FA Infielder Matt Chapman Plays with Lee Jung-hoo… 3-Years 72.1 Billion Won Agreement with SF

Lee Jeong-hoo, virtually confirmed to be No. 1 in free agent pure field value.

Lee Jeong-hoo (25), a starting outfielder for the San Francisco Giants of the Major League Baseball (MLB), shares a meal with Matt Chapman (30), a top-class infielder in the league. 온라인카지노

Citing sources, MLB.com reported on the 2nd (Korean time) that Chapman (30), who remained in the free agent (FA) market, agreed to a three-year contract with San Francisco worth a total of $54 million (about 72.1 billion won).

Matt Chapman is a third baseman with the league’s best defense and won the American League (AL) Gold Glove in 2018, 2019, 2021, and 2023.

Last season, he also played with Ryu Hyun-jin (Hanwha Eagles) at the Toronto Blue Jays.

Chapman’s batting accuracy is somewhat poor, but he is a long hitter who hit double-digit home runs every season from 2017, when he debuted in MLB, to last year.

With the addition of Chapman, San Francisco greatly improved its team strength.

In addition, Lee Jeong-hoo, who was designated as the number one hitter in the new season, can expect a synergy effect with Chapman, who will play the role of a problem solver.

The contract size is lower than expected.

Chapman wanted a long-term contract worth more than $100 million, but MLB clubs did not make offers that met his expectations.

Chapman was unable to find a team for his team until the start of his exhibition games, and then decided to sign his contract right before the start of the regular season.

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Ji Yu-chan, First Korean to Advance to the Semifinals

Ji Yu-chan, Men’s 50m Freestyle, Becomes the First Korean to Advance to the Semifinals of the World Championships

Ji Yu-chan (21, Daegu Metropolitan City Hall) became the first Korean athlete to reach the semifinals of the World Championships in the men’s 50m freestyle.

Yu-chan Ji recorded a time of 21.93 seconds in the men’s 50m freestyle preliminaries at the 2024 International Aquatics Federation World Championships held at the Aspire Dome in Doha, Qatar on the 16th, placing 10th out of 116 people and securing a ticket to the semifinals for the top 16.

Yu-chan Ji is the first Korean athlete to pass the World Championship preliminaries in this event. 온라인카지노

Ji Yu-chan tied for 17th place (22.19 seconds) in Budapest in 2022, ranking the highest in Korea in this event at the time.

He finished 24th in Fukuoka in 2023.

In Doha, he advanced to the semifinals and secured at least 16th place, securing the highest ranking in the men’s 50m freestyle.

From September 2023, Ji Yu-chan has been on a steep rise.

Ji Yu-chan set a new Korean record of 21.84 seconds in the 50m freestyle preliminaries of the Hangzhou Asian Games held in Hangzhou, China on the morning of September 25th last year, and won the gold medal by further shortening the record to 21.72 seconds in the final held that afternoon.

In November, he defeated Hwang Sun-woo (Gangwon Provincial Office) in the men’s 50m freestyle final at the 2024 Swimming Management National Team Selection, and won the right to participate in the Doha World Championships.

At that time, Ji Yu-chan finished the race in 22.15 seconds and Hwang Sun-woo finished the race in 22.43 seconds.

Asian Games champion’ Ji Yu-chan aims to advance to the finals of the men’s 50m freestyle world championships for the first time in Korea on the morning of the 17th.

Yang Jae-hoon (25, Gangwon Provincial Office) finished 44th out of 66 athletes in the men’s 100m butterfly preliminaries with a time of 55.39 seconds, failing to advance to the semifinals.

Kim Seung-won (14, Guseong Middle School), who competed in the women’s 200m backstroke preliminaries, ranked 22nd out of 32 athletes with a time of 2 minutes 17.16 seconds.

Han Da-kyung (24, Jeonbuk Sports Council) also placed 22nd out of 25 people in the women’s 800m freestyle preliminaries with a time of 8 minutes 54.74 seconds.