Under Fire: Hong Myung-bo and Chung Mong-gyu Face Unanimous Backlash from Opposition Parties Over National Livestock Cooperative Association

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National football team coach Hong Myung-bo and Korea Football Association President Chung Mong-gyu appeared at the National Assembly meeting today.

The ruling and opposition parties unanimously criticized Director Hong for questioning the fairness of his selection process, but Director Hong said “there was no unfairness or preferential treatment.”

This is reporter Minhyung Kim’s report.

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The conference room of the Culture, Sport and Tourism Committee of the National Assembly.

Hong Myung-bo, the coach of the national football team, can be seen behind the President of the Korea Football Association, Chung Mong-gyu, who took the witness oath as a representative.

The Korea Football Association appointed Coach Hong as the coach of the national football team in early July, and rumors of ‘domestic squad internalisation’ immediately arose.

The Football Association removed Coach Hong, the coach of Ulsan HD, halfway through the season, and unlike the foreign candidates who were interviewed, Coach Hong beat other candidates to become the coach after being interviewed in front of his home only.

The ruling and opposition parties unanimously argued that the selection process appeared to be procedurally unfair.

[김승수 의원/국회 문화체육관광위위원회]

“Are you saying the process was fair in choosing someone who didn’t submit documents or get an interview?”

In particular, the criticism continued that the evaluation of the three final director candidates was too poor.

[강유정 의원/국회 문화체육관광위원회]

“I had no idea that such a depressing evaluation report would come with one A4 page and one PPT page.”

Coach Hong Myung-bo denied the allegations of preferential treatment and said, “I wanted to run away because I knew how difficult and difficult the position of the World Cup team was,” but he also said, “I wanted to serve one last time.”

[홍명보/축구대표팀 감독]

“I don’t think there was anything unfair or preferential treatment for me.”

Inquiries continued into the operation of the Football Association, of which Chairman Chung Mong-gyu has served as president for three consecutive terms. In particular, suspicions were raised that Chairman Chung was providing golf entertainment to the Chairman of the Sports Equity Committee, who was consider it. third term in office.

[김승수 의원/국회 문화체육관광위원회]

“There is a report that 8 people were invited in 2019 to this golf course owned by the Chairman to play recreational golf.

[정몽규/대한축구협회장]

“Well, I don’t know when, but it happened once.”

Chairman Chung, who acknowledged the fact that he plays golf, responded to his future plans by saying, “I will keep all possibilities open and consider them carefully for the development of Korean football. ”

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism plans to announce the results of the Football Association’s audit on the 2nd of next month, and the National Assembly has decided to call Chairman Chung again as a witness in the National Assembly’s audit of Sports Korea Council next month.

This is Minhyung Kim from MBC News.

Video commentary: Kim Shin-young and Lee Ji-ho / Video editing: Yoon Chi-young

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