Park Ji-sung offers to resign from football association job
Published: 10 Dec. 2018, 19:41
Park decided to step down as the Korea Football Association’s (KFA) youth strategy department chief and the football body is currently mulling over his resignation offer, according to KFA officials.
The former Manchester United midfielder took the KFA post in November 2017. It was the first time Park had taken an official position within the KFA. He vowed to develop Korea’s youth football using his abundant experience in Europe.
Park has been looking to build up his post-playing career as a football administrator since he hung up his cleats in 2014. He completed the FIFA Master course - a sports management program coordinated by the International Centre for Sports Studies and endorsed by FIFA - last year and engaged with various football-related organizations.
Sources said Park may have difficulty focusing on his KFA role in Korea since he has lots of overseas commitments. Park is currently a Manchester United club ambassador and is a member of the International Football Association Board’s Football Advisory Panel and the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Social Responsibility Committee. The 37-year-old also runs the JS Foundation to help young footballers.
Yonhap
with the Korea JoongAng Daily
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