“It’s not nice to hear that any team has to potentially boycott matches or training to get better conditions and I hope they can get a better deal with them and their federation to improve their conditions,” she said.
South Korea is ranked 21st in the world and beat Australia 1-0 in the quarter-finals of the 2022 Women’s Asian Cup. Ji So-Yun scored the winning goal in the 87th minute. She is the only player mentioned by name in the team’s September statement. The list of signatories has not been published.
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“Accordingly, veteran players, including Ji So-yun, who has played for the women’s national team for a long time and knows the reality of Korean women’s football better than anyone, have decided to stop being silent and put themselves at the center of change,” the statement said.
The federation responded to the players’ association on deadline day in October, and some officials recently met with So-yun. However, the association said that instead of progressing through official dialogue, rumors of the statement had reached the press, including that it contained demands from Los Angeles FC player Son Heung-min for business class tickets.
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