President of the Korea Soccer Affiliation Chung Mong-gyu, left, watches Korea’s World Cup qualifying match towards Palestine at Seoul World Cup Stadium in Mapo District, Seoul, Sept. 5. Yonhap
Korea Soccer Affiliation (KFA) President Chung Mong-gyu and males’s nationwide crew head coach Hong Myung-bo will each testify earlier than a parliamentary committee this week, with lawmakers anticipated to grill them concerning the controversial appointment of the latter in July.
Chung and Hong can be among the many witnesses summoned by the Tradition, Sports activities and Tourism Committee on the Nationwide Meeting for its questioning session scheduled to start at 10 a.m. Tuesday.
Lee Lim-saeng, the KFA’s technical director, and Chung Hae-sung, ex-head of the Nationwide Groups Committee on the KFA, may even stand earlier than the committee. Chung had been accountable for the teaching hiring course of earlier than abruptly resigning on the finish of June, which led to Lee being thrust into the lead function.
Park Joo-ho, a former nationwide crew midfielder who served on the Nationwide Groups Committee, can be one other witness. Shortly after Hong’s hiring, Park uploaded a viral YouTube video by which he lashed out on the KFA’s lack of transparency and equity in its teaching search whereas offering a peek into the inside workings of the committee.
Led by Democratic Celebration of Korea Rep. Chun Jae-soo, the parliamentary committee is anticipated to press the witnesses on the method that led to Hong’s hiring a little bit over two months in the past. Individuals Energy Celebration Rep. Jin Jong-oh, a four-time Olympic capturing gold medalist, mentioned earlier this month he had acquired ideas from nameless sources concerning the KFA’s unfair hiring course of and that he had proof to again such claims.
Head coach of the Korean males’s nationwide soccer crew Hong Myung-bo speaks to reporters at Incheon Worldwide Airport, Sept. 12. Yonhap
The KFA started its teaching search in February after firing Jurgen Klinsmann in mild of Korea’s semifinal loss on the Asian Soccer Confederation Asian Cup. Over the following 5 or so months, the KFA interviewed and negotiated with a number of overseas coaches.
Alongside the best way, Hong publicly rejected the KFA’s overtures and even criticized the federation for its shoddy administration. However after a rapidly organized assembly with Lee in late June, Hong modified his thoughts and accepted the job.
The KFA confronted fast backlash for skipping a correct vetting course of to rent Hong, who wasn’t requested to make a presentation on his tactical philosophy or sit for a prolonged interview as foreign-born candidates had. Critics of the choice additionally claimed the KFA, below time stress, did not a lot rent Hong because it pleaded with him to take the reins after failing to achieve a take care of different, extra achieved coaches.
Earlier this month, a soccer agent claimed on social media that French tactician Herve Renard, former head coach for Zambia, Ivory Coast, Morocco and Saudi Arabia, had accepted all of the circumstances of a KFA supply, however the affiliation rejected Renard and employed Hong for extra money.
Disgruntled Korean followers booed Hong earlier than, throughout and after his first match in cost, a World Cup qualifier towards Palestine in Seoul on Sept. 5. Followers attending the match additionally introduced banners calling for Chung Mong-gyu’s resignation and chanted, “Chung Mong-gyu, get out!” a number of occasions all through the match. (Yonhap)
