Former national soccer player Lee Chun-soo apologizes to Italian soccer legend Paolo Maldini.
EA Sports Online released a video on its YouTube channel on April 18 showing Lee and Italian broadcaster Alberto Mondi reminiscing about the 2002 Korea-Japan World Cup with their children.
In particular, Lee and Alberto Mondi reminisced about the 2002 Korea-Japan World Cup, where Korea faced Italy, a strong favorite at the time, in the round of 16. The match ended in a 2-1 victory for South Korea and a miraculous run to the quarterfinals.
For those who don't know about the 2002 Korea-Japan World Cup, Lee said, "I was the youngest player at the time. I was the youngest player when Choi Sung-hwan scored the goal, and I was so happy." "I was the youngest, and I don't think I thought about beating Italy, just that I had to play," he recalled.
Alberto Mondi added: "We were actually thinking after the game, 'We might lose. It's okay,' but then something happened that made the Italians very angry," he said, "Someone hurt someone we like."
Alberto Mondi then showed the child a photo of Lee Ik-Soo punching Paulo Maldini in the back of the head during the Korea-Japan World Cup Round of 16 match.
"Paulo Maldini is an Italian legend, he was really good at soccer, and Italians love him," said Alberto Mondi. "Do you know who is kicking Paulo Maldini?" he asked.
After seeing the photo from Iksoo, the child said, "Uncle (Iksoo) seems to have done a lot of wrong. I think the third person (Paolo Maldini) must be very angry right now." 먹튀검증
"Uncle Lee was 22 years old at the time, and I don't think he thought to apologize at the time," said Lee, adding, "It's been 20 years, so it should be fine."
At the same time, a picture of Iksoon Lee was drawn, heading to the place where Paolo Maldini was. When Paolo Maldini saw Lee, he smiled awkwardly, but then broke into a smile. Paolo Maldini smiled at him, and he smiled back.
The second installment of the video will reveal how Lee and Paolo Maldini met.
Paolo Maldini visited Korea on the 22nd of last month and held a press conference. At that time, Paolo Maldini also mentioned the scene with Lee Ik-Soo. "I don't remember the details, but a lot of things happen in a match," he said, adding, "He doesn't have to feel sorry for himself."
"It's a very painful memory, but I think it's because of that memory that Italy won the 2006 World Cup in Germany," he said, recalling a match against South Korea at the 2002 Korea-Japan World Cup.
"The moment I conceded the golden goal, I thought, 'My career is over,'" he said, adding, "In the world of sports, you have to accept bad results. Only then can you accept the result," he said.