The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MCST) will conduct a comprehensive survey on the condition of the grass in 27 football stadiums where K-League matches are held, in cooperation with the Korea Professional Football Federation (KPFF), to resolve the issue of the grass management in football stadiums that has recently caused controversy affecting the performance of the players.

Currently, the MCST and the KPFF have established a special department dedicated to grass management within the federation and have begun investigating advanced cases in Japan and other countries. From April, they will investigate the K-League stadiums and analyze the problems and causes of the grass condition during the first half of the year, and plan to derive customized improvement measures for each stadium.

In particular, considering the characteristics of the stadium and climate conditions, they plan to propose practical improvement measures such as replacing the aged grass and improving the quality of artificial grass, managing heating lines and drainage facilities, and preparing long-term grass maintenance and management guidelines and strengthening field inspections. In addition, the MCST plans to actively support the improvement of stadiums, such as replacing the grass in football stadiums, through the public sports facility construction and repair support project from this year, and to expand the scope of the comprehensive survey in the future.

A policy official at the MCST said, "The condition of the grass in the stadium is directly related to not only the players' performance but also injury prevention and the overall quality of the game, including the satisfaction of the fans," and added, "Through this survey, we will derive measures to actually improve the condition of the grass in the stadium and strengthen cooperation and communication with the federation, clubs, and stadium operators to establish a continuous management system."