사진은 Manchester United팀에서 박지성이 골을 넣는순간인데, 이선수가 월드컵 한국팀 에 합류할것이라고 한다. 천안함 침몰 사건으로 남북간에 긴장이 계속되고 있는 가운데, 월드컵을 앞두고, 지금까지 큰 행사때마다(2006년 월드컵때) 남쪽에서 공짜로 TV시청을 할수 있도록 북한측에 제공해 줬던 기술을 이번에는 해줄수 없다고 하여, 남북간에 또다시 긴장이 지속되고 있다고 한다. 남측으로서는 잘한 선택인것으로 판단되는데, 북측의 축구광들은 기대를 잔뜩 하고 있었는데 월드컵기간 동안, 암흑세상에서 보내게 됐다고 한다. 망나니 김정일도 몹시 서운해 할것 같이 보인다. 남측의 방송사는 이북에 기술을 제공하기위해서는 남한 정부의 승인을 맡아야 하나, 천안함 사건으로 남한정부의 북에 대한 태도가 전과는 달라, 현단계에서는 어려울것으로 의견이 기울고 있다고 한다. 노무현 정부때는 북한에 돈까지 바쳐 가면서 그들에게 월드컵을 중계 했었다니..... 또 몇년전에는 한국의 음악인들이 평양에서 공연하는 대가로 1백만 달러를 북측에 지불하기도 했었다. 자세한 내용은 아래 원문을 참조 하면 된다. 감사. World Cup broadcast further strains ties between North, South Korea Talks between Pyongyang and a South Korean broadcaster are at a stalemate, and Seoul is in no mood to help after the mysterious sinking of a warship. Ji-Sung Park, left, scoring for Manchester United, will play for South Korea in the World Cup. (Martin Rickett, Associated Press / March 21, 2010) By John M. Glionna, Los Angeles Times May 13, 2010 | 1:32 p.m. Reporting from Seoul Amid increased tensions on the Korean peninsula over the March sinking of a South Korean warship, a new rift has arisen between North and South: coverage of soccer's coming World Cup. During the 2006 World Cup, South Korea provided North Korea with a free satellite link. But this year, bickering between Pyongyang and a South Korean broadcaster means North Korean fans might be left in the dark when the world's most-watched sports event begins June 11. The March 26 sinking of the navy corvette Cheonan, which many here believe was destroyed by a North Korean torpedo, looms over the negotiations. "Because of the strangled relationship between South and North Korea over the Cheonan incident, we have not seen any headway," said Yang Chul-hoon, a senior executive at Seoul Broadcasting System, which holds the exclusive rights here for the games. The soccer matches are heavily anticipated in North Korea, which this year fields its first World Cup team since its surprising success in 1966, when a collection of underdogs reached the event's quarterfinals. The South is also fielding a team. Negotiations stalled when the North demanded that the South Korean broadcaster pay for numerous costs, including the right to cover crowd reactions in North Korea. Any broadcast arrangement must also need the approval of the South Korean government, which appears in no mood to cater to North Korean strongman Kim Jong Il. "We cannot say whether we would approve it or not at this stage," said Lee Jong-joo, a deputy spokeswoman for South Korea's Unification Ministry. In 2006, then-President Roh Moo-hyun's administration paid $132,000 to provide World Cup broadcasts in North Korea as part of an attempt to reach out to the nation, which has traditionally suffered food shortages and famine. But current President Lee Myung-bak was elected in 2008 on a pledge to get tough on North Korea. And officials have been increasingly irked by North Korean demands involving culture and sports exchanges, according to news reports here. A Unification Ministry official told the JoongAng Daily in Seoul that the agency had to pay the North $1 million several years ago when a South Korean musician performed in Pyongyang. "It was such a bizarre situation," the unnamed official said. "Maybe North Korea still thinks we're a pushover." Pyongyang has demanded that the Seoul Broadcasting System pay for rights to film North Korean fans watching their team compete. The North also expects the broadcaster to cover the expenses of its journalists heading to the games in South Africa. The two sides have held talks twice in Beijing since August, but negotiations have broken down after the ship sinking. The broadcaster's Yang said free transmission would not be part of any arrangement, which he said would follow guidelines regarding aid to North Korea set by the Lee administration. [email protected] Ju-min Park of The Times' Seoul Bureau contributed to this report.