"Request for Chung Mong-gyu to impose severe disciplinary action" after a four-month audit by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism…Effectiveness question mark/head tilt
"Request for Chung Mong-gyu to impose severe disciplinary action" after a four-month audit by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism…Effectiveness question mark/head tilt
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The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, which audited the Korea Football Association for more than four months, announced the results of an audit calling for heavy punishment of Chairman Chung Mong-kyu, which has question marks over its effectiveness and mixed ambiguous content to make soccer fans tilt their heads.
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism announced the results of a specific audit of the Korea Football Association at the annex of the Seoul Government Complex on the 5th.
Inspector General Choi Hyun-joon said in a briefing, "The Korea Football Association has shown a behavior of deceiving the people," adding, "As a result of conducting an audit for about three months since July, we have confirmed that there have been a total of 27 cases of illegal acts and unfair business handling. We demanded severe disciplinary action (removal, dismissal) against Chairman Chung, who is highly responsible, Kim Jung-bae, vice chairman of the full-time job, and technical director Lee Im-saeng."
The Korea Football Association (KFA) must notify the result after a decision on disciplinary action within a month. Choi said, "The current regulation allows the ministry to demand disciplinary action. The KFA's Fair Committee is supposed to make a decision."
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism put weight on the fact that it is a demand accompanied by coercion, but it is questionable whether it will actually be done given Chairman Chung Mong-gyu's "power" within the Korea Football Association. Chairman Chung's disciplinary action will be deliberated and decided by the Korea Football Association's Fair Committee. It is not known whether the Fair Committee appointed by Chairman Chung will actually decide heavy punishment.
In response to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism's criticism that the conclusion of the Korea Football Association's audit is an ineffective demand due to FIFA's awareness of the association's independent operation, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism also mentioned the possibility of additional measures, including restrictions on subsidies.
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism said, "If it is not implemented, the implementation audit can be conducted once more. The sports bureau, which is the supervisory department, can use a number of policy measures." "The regulations require the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism to demand disciplinary action, and the Korea Football Association's Fair Trade Commission to make a decision on it. We expect the association to make a desirable judgment according to the public's eye level and public opinion," but it is true that there are question marks over its effectiveness.
Following an interim briefing last month, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism also pointed out the unfairness of the process of appointing Hong Myung-bo as coach of the national soccer team.
Regarding the controversy over the unfairness of the process of appointing Hong Myung-bo, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism concluded that those who were not authorized exercised their authority to recommend the coach, saying, "The Korea Football Association should go through the process of re-election even if it restarts the national team's power reinforcement committee."
"We recommended candidates for the national team coach again and notified them to find ways to heal procedural defects in the coach's appointment process, including appointing them at the board of directors," he said, adding, "The association should autonomously determine detailed ways, such as whether to maintain or dismiss the contract signed with coach Hong." Some soccer fans who expected measures such as cancellation of the appointment were tilted.
This means that even if Hong is re-appointed, he should go through the process of recommending candidates for the committee and appointing them to the board of directors. "The association should follow the procedures and follow the rules," a ministry official said.
Eventually, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism notified the improvement, pointing out that there was an inappropriate appointment process, but the Korea Football Association decides how. At this rate, Hong, who is in charge of the third Asian qualifying round for the "2026 FIFA North-China World Cup," is likely to be reappointed.
Coach Hong Myung-bo, who is playing in the World Cup qualifying round, has a tight schedule ahead. Coach Hong Myung-bo, who announced the list on the 4th, will convene at Incheon International Airport with the team on the 10th and go on an away trip to Kuwait on the 11th.
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism's failure to take specific measures against the Korea Football Association is interpreted as being conscious of FIFA's "third-party interference" clause that emphasizes independence autonomy.
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism audit, which began in July when public opinion about the 먹튀검증 Korea Football Association was worsening, has been completed, but the Korea Football Association is considering a "request for reconsideration." Friction between the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the association is expected to be inevitable in the future.