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(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Lee Young-ho = Lee Geun-ho (36), who transferred to Daegu FC in the professional football K-League 1 this season, was nominated for the International Football Players Association (FIFPRO)’MERIT AWARD’ Climbed.
Through a press release on the 17th, the Athletes Association said, “Chairman Lee Geun-ho was selected as a nomination for the’FIFPRO Merit Award’.”
Established in 2008, the’FIFPRO Merit Awards’ ($25,000 in prize money) selects winners every year from selflessly engaged in charity activities.
Last year, Kenya-born Johanna Omulo (32, Erzurumspor) won the prize. Omulo provided tuition fees for 80 Kenyan children to attend school, and performed good deeds in creating educational programs and soccer competitions during the vacation.
Lee Geun-ho took the lead in social contribution activities, such as donating KRW 110 million to medical volunteer organizations to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus infection (Corona 19) in March of last year, along with donations from wildfire damage in Gangwon-do in 2019.
The athletes’ association said, “FIFPRO was nominated for a merit award because of the high praise of Chairman Lee Geun-ho’s social contribution activities.” “Marcus Rashford (Man U) and others were nominated along with Chairman Lee Geun-ho. “He explained.
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2021/02/17 08:55 sent