[VIDEO NEWS] Ki Sung- yueng to retire from the Korean national football team?
2) “I have a lot of regrets as well as good memories. We worked really hard for the last four years, but we didn’t get what we hoped for in the end.” - Ki Sung-yueng, captain of the Korean national football team
3) “However, I am thankful that the other players made Korean football history in the last match.”
4) “I am still thinking quite a lot about whether I should [retire from the team or not]. I’ve made up my mind to some extent, but I haven’t made a final decision yet.”
5) “I believe that it was my fault for not being a competent captain for the team for the last four years. A lot of players went through a really hard time due to [the criticisms they received].”
6) “It was also personally quite difficult for me to watch those players suffer, and there are a lot of things for me to consider.”
7) “I have talked and had a lot of consultations with the people around me about whether I should focus on my career or stay on the national team a little bit longer.”
8) “So, I guess I have made up my mind to some extent.”
9) “This is not a decision only I can make, so I can’t say for sure right now that I am going to retire.”
10) “But when the right time comes, I will make myself clear.”
Video sourced from JoongAng Ilbo
Video provided by JTBC
Video produced by Kong Seong-ryong
Translated by Chung Yu-soo
Edited by Hoyeon Yoo
with the Korea JoongAng Daily
To write comments, please log in to one of the accounts.
Standards Board Policy (0/250자)