SOOP to Live Broadcast 7-a-side Soccer Tournament 'Kings World Cup 2025' Featuring Park Ji-sung and Lee Kang-in
The streaming platform SOOP announced on the 17th that it will broadcast live in Korean the 7-a-side international football tournament "Kings World Cup 2025," featuring Park Ji-sung and Lee Kang-in of PSG playing together.
The Kings World Cup 2025 is a tournament held by the 7-a-side football league "Kings League," which was founded after the retirement of former FC Barcelona player Gerard Piqu? in 2023, together with famous Spanish streamers. The Kings League's Brazilian league is chaired by Kak?, and the Italian league by Zlatan Ibrahimovi?. Through rules different from traditional football, it offers various entertainment to users and is currently gaining tremendous popularity in Europe and South America.
This World Cup features a total of 16 countries including the United States, Spain, Italy, Germany, Brazil, Argentina, Japan, and South Korea, with famous streamers representing the world as well as football players representing each country. Notable participants include Neymar and Kak? (Brazil), James Rodr?guez (Colombia), Sergio Ag?ero (Argentina), Mario G?tze (Germany), and Chicharito (Mexico).
The Kings World Cup 2025 will be held in Italy from the 2nd to the 13th of next month, with the final taking place at Juventus Stadium.
The South Korean team includes Park Ji-sung, who played for Manchester United, Lee Kang-in of France's Ligue 1 PSG, and famous streamers such as Gamst and ShootForLove. South Korea will face Brazil, featuring Neymar and Kak?, in their first match of Round 1 on the 2nd of next month.
The Kings League organizers announced that, buoyed by the league's success, they will hold the Kings World Cup Nations, a national team competition, in January next year. Like the previous tournament, it is expected to entertain football fans and users worldwide by conducting matches in a futsal format with various entertainment elements, departing from traditional football rules.
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SOOP will exclusively broadcast live the departure ceremony of Team South Korea starting at 5 p.m. on the day, and will provide live Korean commentary for South Korea's matches as well as other major games.
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