Director Hong Myung-bo received it because he was ranked first in the listA request is not right.'
Sep 24, 2024
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Hong Myung-bo, head coach of the South Korean national football team, made his own remarks.
At the National Assembly on the 24th, the Culture, Sports and Tourism Committee (Culture Committee) asked a question about the controversy over the Korea Football Association. In the Korea Football Association, Chairman Chung Mong-kyu, head coach Hong Myung-bo, technical director Lee Im-saeng, former chairman of the national team's power reinforcement committee, and former power reinforcement committee member Park Joo-ho were selected as witnesses.
Kim Jae-won, a member of the Cho Kuk Innovation Party, questioned Hong about the transparency of the process following Chairman Chung Hae-sung and director Lee Im-saeng.
Hong said, "(I've never said that I'm going to coach the national team)," adding, "(I've been appointed) once, and if I tell you through that experience, I don't think it's unfair or that there's preferential treatment for me."
When Kim Jae-won asked "Isn't the director of the board of directors not a power reinforcement committee?" Director Hong replied "No." I received it because I was ranked first. If I were second or third, I wouldn't have received it. I received it because it was the first priority in the committee."
Regarding the expression 'Lee's request', Director Hong also said "The word 'request' is not correct" and "I don't know because I'm not in the power reinforcement committee." Objectively, I don't think I'm privileged. I believe this director's role is to contact and negotiate with the final three," he added.
After Jurgen Klinsmann resigned in February, South Korean soccer began to find a new head coach. There were ups and downs. At the end of June, former chairman of the Korea Electric Power Reinforcement Committee suddenly resigned, leaving director Lee responsible for the remaining procedures. Director Lee selected Hong after meeting with foreign director candidates David Wagner and Gus Foyet in person. However, unlike the two foreign candidates, it was said that the interview and presentation were not conducted during the appointment of director Hong. Related points followed.
Meanwhile, Chairman Jeon Jae-soo, Kim Oh-kyung (Gansa), Kang Yoo-jeong (proportional), Kim Yoon-deok, Min Hyung-bae, Park Soo-hyun, Yang Moon-seok, Lee Ki-heon, and Jo Gye-won (Democratic Party of Korea), Park Jung-ha (Gansa), Kim Seung-soo, Bae Hyun-jin, Shin Dong-wook, Jeong Yeon-wook, and Jin Jong-oh (proportional), and Kim Jae-won (proportional) of the Cho Kuk Innovation Party.
In addition to officials from the Korea Football Association, Lee Ki-heung, president of the Korea Sports Association, Yoon Sung-wook, secretary-general of the Korea Sports Association, Kim Jong-soo, and Chung Dong-guk, vice president of Jincheon National Training Center, were selected as witnesses.
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