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“If you don’t play against Korea, you won’t play against Japan.”

Korea’s JoongAng Ilbo posted an interview with FIFA match agent Jung Jae-hoon entitled “Brazil was surprised at the secret clause of Neymar’s participation.” The photo is Neymar.

The Korean national soccer team played an international friendly match against Brazil at the Seoul World Cup Stadium on the 2nd and was defeated 1-5. On the 5th, Korea’s JoongAng Ilbo posted an interview with FIFA match agent Jung Jae-hoon, entitled “Brazil was surprised at the secret clause of Neymar’s participation.”

Brazilian forward Neymar injured his right leg during practice the day before the match. There were widespread fears among Korean soccer fans, but he started. Portugal national team FW Cristiano Ronaldo did not participate in the 2019 friendly match between Juventus and South Korea, and Korean fans who were angry about it filed a lawsuit as a fraud. It is said that fans were excited to say that “Neymar is better than Ronaldo” despite the fact that South Korea suffered a big defeat in this match because of the “incident”.

In an interview, Mr. Chung recalled about Neymar’s injury, saying, “When I went to the practice field the day before the game, Neymar sat down in front of me.” In addition, Neymar had a provision of “participation for 45 minutes or more” in the contract of the game, and he said that he was an exception to the injury, but he also confessed that “I have secretly added another obligation to the Korea Football Association”. rice field. It was said that “if Neymar does not participate in the match against Korea, he will not participate in the match against Japan in Tokyo on the 6th.” When I showed this, the Brazilian side was surprised at “What?”, But the negotiations were concluded. It is said that he signed the contract two weeks before his visit to Korea. “The Japanese side will not know the conditions they have offered,” Chung said.

“The 2019 match against Juventus was a lesson,” Chung said of the reasons for these conditions. On the Brazilian side, “Neymar is an absolute existence for Korean fans. If you miss him when you come to see him, you can’t compensate for that disappointment.” “We have one simple condition that we want. If you can’t play against Korea, don’t play against Japan.”

In the end, Neymar started in the starting lineup with an injury. Mr. Chung said, “First of all, it was a condition that I could play in the game, and secondly, I would have considered fan service.”

In this article, Korean internet users said, “Why do you talk about this?” “Why do you talk to the media?” “Why do you want to brag?” “Do you want me to praise you for setting such conditions? I’m grateful, but I feel sorry. I feel that I only see the players as a means of making money. “” It’s not cool to say from myself. “” What kind of reaction would I have had if I was in the opposite position? ” Many negative comments have been received, such as “I will be furious if Japan cannot participate in the match against South Korea due to these conditions.”

On the other hand, “Neymar also participated and I just confessed because there was nothing.” “In the end, it was Brazil who accepted and signed the contract.” “Should I praise you for doing well?” There was a voice saying, “I did it well (laughs).” (Translation / Editing / Mae)