North Korea Women’s Soccer Coach Ri Yu-il’s Controversial Press Conference Reaction Sparks Media Attention in Japan

Sports Chosun = Reporter Choi Man-sik

(Tokyo = Yonhap News) On the afternoon of the 28th, students affiliated with the General Association of Koreans in Japan (Chongryon) are cheering as a group at the National Stadium in Tokyo, Japan, where the final qualifying match for the 2024 Paris Olympics women’s soccer between North Korea and Japan was held.

“I don’t respond to the Korean media.”

(Tokyo = Yonhap News) On the afternoon of the 28th, students affiliated with the General Association of Koreans in Japan (Chongryon) are cheering as a group at the National Stadium in Tokyo, Japan, where the final qualifying match for the 2024 Paris Olympics women’s soccer between North Korea and Japan was held.

North Korea’s women’s national soccer team coach Ri Yu-il’s reaction to a press conference attracted extraordinary attention in Japan.

Lee Yu-il, coach of the North Korean women’s national soccer team. yunhap news

Japanese media all reported on the 29th that Coach Lee, who lost the game against Japan, expressed his disappointment in tears and expressed hostile feelings toward the Korean media.

The North Korean women’s soccer team, led by coach Lee, lost 1-2 against Japan in the 2024 Paris Olympics women’s soccer Asian final qualifying round held at the Tokyo National Stadium on the 28th. Japan, which was ahead in total score following the first game (0-0), confirmed its sixth Olympic appearance, while North Korea was eliminated.

According to Japanese media, at a press conference after the game, Coach Lee gave an overall review of the game, saying, “Everyone did their best, and the game was excellent.” Then, when asked a question by a reporter from Korean media outlet A, he cut off the interpreter and suddenly spoke. opened.

The Korean reporter’s question was an ordinary one: “What do you think of the loss?” However, Director Lee is said to have reacted displeased, saying, “We are very sorry, but we will not answer because the media asked questions that bothered us.”

The Japanese media’s analysis is that the reason Coach Lee reacted this way was because of the commotion that occurred at the media day before the game the day before (the 27th). At a preliminary press conference held at the Tokyo National Stadium on the 27th, a reporter from general programming channel B asked, “I wonder where the strength of the North Korean women’s soccer team comes from.”

In response, Coach Lee took offense at the use of the term ‘North Korea’ and refused to answer, saying, “I’m sorry, but we have to call the country correctly. We are not the North Korean team, but the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea team,” freezing the atmosphere in the conference room.

Japanese media ‘RONSPO’ said, ‘Newspaper A and Broadcasting B are the same media company, so it appears that Newspaper A refused to respond due to resentment over Broadcasting B’s speech the previous day. ‘It was also brought into the country,’ he said.

Meanwhile, Coach Lee shed tears over the loss that day and could not hide his regret, saying, “Our compatriots gave us a lot of support, but we could not get good results. I am very sorry.” Reporter Choi Man-sik [email protected]

2024-02-29 04:31:32

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