SEOUL, May 18 (Yonhap) - Two past South Korean football stars were picked advantaged represetatives for the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup on Wednesday.
The sorting out driving gathering of the U-20 World Cup unveiled Park Ji-sung and Ahn Jung-hwan as new goodwill represetatives for South Korea's first promising of the FIFA competition since 2007. The U-20 World Cup, which highlights 24 countries, will be played from May 20 to June 11, 2017, in Cheonan, Daejeon, Incheon, Jeju, Jeonju and Suwon.
Two football stars promised that they will impel the occasion and help fiery players welcome the resistance.
"I feel regarded to work for youthful players," Ahn said. "I will put my true tries forward with the perspective that I had as a player."
Park said, "A little while later, I've never played at the U-20 World Cup, regardless I'm brilliant that I can join the resistance at any rate in this manner. I need to help youthful players and put my genuine tries for South Korea to be a gainful host."
Park and Ahn are seen as South Korean football pictures of their time. Both have three objectives each in three straight World Cups beginning in 2002, the most among South Korean footballers. They were key players in South Korea's important dashed to the transfer rounds at the 2002 FIFA World Cup.
Park finished his playing bringing in 2014. He is the central South Korean to play in the English Premier League, having played for Manchester United from 2005 to 2012. The 35-year-old, saw as a tireless midfielder, tended to South Korea in 100 matches and scored 13 times.
Ahn, 40, hung up his boots in 2012. He is best known for his amazing, impressive focus to seal South Korea's 2-1 win over Italy at the 2002 World Cup round of 16. The adroit forward, who scored 17 destinations in 71 matches for South Korea, played clubs in Italy, Japan, France, Germany and China amidst his 14-year skilled calling.
Park and Ahn beginning now have relationship in impelling occasions and get-togethers as favored represetatives. Park has been serving as Manchester United's club minister resulting to 2014, while Ahn in 2012 was named represetative for South Korea's lord football participation.
As a general rule, even after retirement, both have remained nearby to football. Park has been running the JS Foundation, his own particular benevolence alliance set up in 2011 that game plans to make youth football. The establishment is the coordinator of the 2016 Suwon JS Cup, where U-19 groups from Brazil, France, Japan and South Korea will fight from Wednesday to Sunday.
Ahn has set up himself as a standard football inspector. He has in like way showed up on redirection shows up and displayed a silly side.
"The making courses of action for the U-20 competition will get an essential help as a result of Park and Ahn," said Chung Mong-gyu, pioneer of the sorting out driving gathering of trustees and president of the Korea Football Association (KFA). "The expansion of these two stars will stir different lively players."
South Korea is the third nation, near to Mexico and Japan, to have supported all major FIFA men's contentions, with the 2001 Confederations Cup, the 2002 World Cup and the 2007 U-17 World Cup.
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SEOUL, May 18 (Yonhap) - Two past South Korean football stars were picked advantaged represetatives for the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup on Wednesday.
The sorting out driving gathering of the U-20 World Cup unveiled Park Ji-sung and Ahn Jung-hwan as new goodwill represetatives for South Korea's first promising of the FIFA competition since 2007. The U-20 World Cup, which highlights 24 countries, will be played from May 20 to June 11, 2017, in Cheonan, Daejeon, Incheon, Jeju, Jeonju and Suwon.
Two football stars promised that they will impel the occasion and help fiery players welcome the resistance.
"I feel regarded to work for youthful players," Ahn said. "I will put my true tries forward with the perspective that I had as a player."
Park said, "A little while later, I've never played at the U-20 World Cup, regardless I'm brilliant that I can join the resistance at any rate in this manner. I need to help youthful players and put my genuine tries for South Korea to be a gainful host."
Park and Ahn are seen as South Korean football pictures of their time. Both have three objectives each in three straight World Cups beginning in 2002, the most among South Korean footballers. They were key players in South Korea's important dashed to the transfer rounds at the 2002 FIFA World Cup.
Park finished his playing bringing in 2014. He is the central South Korean to play in the English Premier League, having played for Manchester United from 2005 to 2012. The 35-year-old, saw as a tireless midfielder, tended to South Korea in 100 matches and scored 13 times.
Ahn, 40, hung up his boots in 2012. He is best known for his amazing, impressive focus to seal South Korea's 2-1 win over Italy at the 2002 World Cup round of 16. The adroit forward, who scored 17 destinations in 71 matches for South Korea, played clubs in Italy, Japan, France, Germany and China amidst his 14-year skilled calling.
Park and Ahn beginning now have relationship in impelling occasions and get-togethers as favored represetatives. Park has been serving as Manchester United's club minister resulting to 2014, while Ahn in 2012 was named represetative for South Korea's lord football participation.
As a general rule, even after retirement, both have remained nearby to football. Park has been running the JS Foundation, his own particular benevolence alliance set up in 2011 that game plans to make youth football. The establishment is the coordinator of the 2016 Suwon JS Cup, where U-19 groups from Brazil, France, Japan and South Korea will fight from Wednesday to Sunday.
Ahn has set up himself as a standard football inspector. He has in like way showed up on redirection shows up and displayed a silly side.
"The making courses of action for the U-20 competition will get an essential help as a result of Park and Ahn," said Chung Mong-gyu, pioneer of the sorting out driving gathering of trustees and president of the Korea Football Association (KFA). "The expansion of these two stars will stir different lively players."
South Korea is the third nation, near to Mexico and Japan, to have supported all major FIFA men's contentions, with the 2001 Confederations Cup, the 2002 World Cup and the 2007 U-17 World Cup.
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