Chung Mong-gyu, president of the Korea Football Association, tries for the fourth term... "The fourth term is responsible."

[Anchor]
Chung Mong-kyu, president of the Korea Football Association, who faced fierce criticism over the controversy over the appointment of the national soccer team coach, volunteered for a press conference and officially declared his bid for a fourth term.

Although he has announced that he will finish the ongoing projects, such as the completion of the Cheonan Football Center, there are concerns about whether he can turn the cold public opinion.

I'm reporter Yang Si-chang.

[Reporter]
Chung Mong-kyu, president of the Korea Football Association, officially announced his bid for the fourth term as scheduled.

In the past few months, I've been thinking about putting it down to harsh criticism against the association and myself, but
He explained the background of his candidacy, saying he believes it is a responsible attitude to complete ongoing projects such as the completion of the
Cheonan Football Center and the divisional promotion system.

[Jung Mong-gyu / President of the Korea Football Association: If this goes a little wrong, there is a possibility that the Cheonan Center or the division system will retreat, so it is more responsible to complete it to some extent...]

Regarding the controversy over the appointment of Hong Myung-bo as the coach of the national team, which caused public anger among soccer fans, he reiterated his previous position that there was no problem.

[Jung Mong-gyu / President of the Korea Football Association: It is recommended by the Power Enhancement Committee and appointed by the chairman through the board of directors. I think I kept that part properly.]

He also analyzed that the conflict with the government, including the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism's demand for suspension of qualifications and the Board of Audit and Inspection's special audit, was due to misunderstandings caused by the failure to host the Busan Asian Cup in February, and he was confident that the conflict could be resolved smoothly.

[Jung Mong-gyu / President of the Korea Football Association: From our point of view, we didn't do enough in the process of hosting the Asian Cup, and we think that this recognition led to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism's audit.]

Unlike the previous two elections, when Chung, who led the Korea Football Association for 12 years from 2013, even former national team coach Huh Jung-moo and professor Shin Moon-sun threw their hat in the ring, and the election was held in a three-way race.

The election for the 55th president of the Korea Football Association will be held on January 8 next year.

It's YTN Yang Si-chang.

Reporter for shooting
: Jung Tae-woo