"Clearly clarify suspicions about the appointment of a national soccer coach!" 尹Even the president came forward

Sep 30, 2024

President Yoon Suk Yeol speaks at the State Council

A press conference was held at the Seoul Shinmun-ro Football Center on the 26th to announce the third qualifying list for the North-China World Cup. Director Hong Myung-bo is announcing the list. Shinmun-ro = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com/2024.09.30/

President of Yoon Suk Yeol has also stepped up in relation to the appointment of the Korean national soccer team.

According to the presidential office on the 30th, after receiving a report on the results of the ministry's audit of the Korea Football Association from the Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Yoo In-chon (hereinafter referred to as the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism) at the Yongsan building in Seoul, President Yoon ordered the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism to clarify the truth about various suspicions and come up with clear improvement measures to correct wrong practices on the ground" he said.

President Yoon said, "A national representative should be the pride of the people of the Republic of Korea"In particular, the selection of a coach who is the head coach of the national soccer team, which is loved by the public, should be carried out fairly and responsibly from the beginning."

"Today's report included procedural problems as the selection of the national soccer team coach was not carried out according to regulations," Jeong Hye-jeon, the spokesman, said in a written briefing.

Meanwhile, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism will hold an interim briefing on the results of the audit related to the appointment of Choi Hyun-joon as a national soccer team at 10 a.m. on the 2nd.

Reporter Jeon Young-ji sky4us@sportschosun.com

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