KFA unexpectedly discloses the minutes of the controversial 10th meeting 'All delegates agreed to Chairman Chung Hae-sung'

Oct 01, 2024

The Korea Football Association (KFA) released the controversial '10th meeting minutes'.

The KFA said on the 1st that it will release the minutes of the 10th National Power Reinforcement Committee meeting held on June 21 along with the attached file. The '10th meeting was the last officially held meeting of the Power Enhancement Committee for the appointment of the director, which concluded that Hong Myung-bo and one foreign candidate received the most recommendations at the meeting, and that the final candidate for the appointment of the director was unanimously delegated to the association by the chairman's decision to recommend it to the association. Chairman Jeong Hae-sung, who has been entrusted with the full authority to decide the final candidates for the director, narrowed down the number of five candidates selected at the 10th meeting to three and verified two foreign candidates through video interviews first, followed by Hong as the first priority and two foreign candidates as the second and.

The minutes of the Korea Electric Power Reinforcement Committee's meeting were obtained by most of the writing committee members at the time of the state affairs questioning on the 24th of last month and released in large part through inquiries. Particularly controversial was the 10th meeting. Rep. Lim Oh-kyung, who asked the question on the day, said, `Chairman Chung and member Park Joo-ho have different words. Chairman Chung says he was delegated authority to decide on the appointment of a director at the 10th meeting. Member Park, on the other hand, says he has never delegated it"I was frustrated. Park Ju-ho agreed. They agreed to review and appoint a group of candidates for supervision.

We delegated the authority to review and select among the five candidates for supervision.

Representative Lim said "Chairman Chung decided on three candidates at the 10th meeting. Park is said to have five members. There is a difference from here", Chairman Chung said that he did not agree at the 10th meeting, and that he did so with the consent of the committee" in succession expressed frustration. Chairman Chung said "All the contents are in the minutes of the 10th meeting. Ranking according to the number of votes won, and then appointing through interviews was the appointment of the chairman. When contacting director Jesse Masi, Park picked the first, second, and third rankings and shared them. Since then, the vote is revenge, so I think it feels different from when I choose director Mashi. Meetings and reports may not be exactly known to me. Chairman Chung may be right, but he said, "I honestly said what I felt."

Truth was important as it was a key part of the audit of the process of appointing a national coach ahead of the announcement by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism on the 2nd. Coach Hong also said at a press conference for the second straight A-match series in October, `I'm frustrated, too, with the leadership concerns caused by the `outdoor air`. Personally, there are some things that are unfair. I definitely heard that it went through normal procedures and accepted it because I got the highest score, but when I went to the National Assembly, there was something slightly different from what I heard, and there were parts where everyone agreed or not, so I hope the association will disclose the minutes at all." "It would be better to be evaluated by the media even if the minutes of the 10th meeting are controversial. I think that's a way to be verified transparently. I also have a strong desire to know transparently."

According to the minutes released by the KFA, five newly recommended candidates were added to the 12 candidates selected at the 9th meeting, and 17 candidates were ranked in the order of receiving the most recommendations (multiple votes). Chairman Chung will summarize the final list with "5 candidates recommended so far". Subsequently, the members of the committee agree that "Let's leave the ranking to the chairman, not here." and leave the decision-making power to Chairman Chung. "If the chairman likes number 1, go to number 5, go to number 5." We all agree" comments such as.

As is known, the list of five people, including Hong Myung-bo, David Wagner, and Gus Foyet, who received six votes, has been organized, and the situation is clear that the members delegated all decision-making authority to Chairman Chung. This is exactly what the KFA explained. Chairman Chung expressed his intention to resign after the final report, citing deteriorating health, and although the situation has since been twisted, it has been confirmed that the process has been carried out according to the fair procedure with the consent of all lawmakers until at least the 10th meeting.

Afterwards, KFA's technical director Lee Im-saeng conducted follow-up work for the appointment of the supervisor, conducted face-to-face negotiation interviews with the three final candidates, and recommended them to the board of directors after making the final decision as Hong, who was the first priority. The technical director Lee Im-saeng inherited the final candidates decided by Chairman Jeong Hae-sung after the 10th meeting and conducted confirmation and negotiation through face-to-face interviews. Finally, the KFA complied with the appointment process by announcing the nomination of Hong Myung-bo, the first coach, (July 7), and then making the final appointment announcement (July 13, 24) after a written resolution by the board of directors (July 10-12). Coach Hong also prepared and analyzed the game video (the 9th meeting) at the Power Enhancement Committee meeting just like other candidates, and re-verified it in advance, such as Chairman Chung Hae-sung personally visiting the Ulsan game during the committee period.

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