The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism will announce the final results of a specific audit of the Korea Football Association on the 5th.
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism will hold a final briefing on the results of a specific audit of the Korea Football Association at 1:30 p.m. on the day at the annex of the Seoul Government Complex.
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism decided to audit in July after controversy over unfairness in the process of appointing the national soccer team coach and examined whether there were any problems in the overall operation process of the Korea Football Association.
Initially, the final briefing was scheduled for the end of last month, but the schedule was postponed due to the delay in the investigation.
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism made an interim announcement on the appointment of the men’s national soccer team coach on the 2nd of last month.
At the time, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism pointed out that the Korea Football Association violated procedures in the process of appointing former German coach Jurgen Klinsmann and current national team coach Hong Myung-bo.
The briefing is expected to announce an audit of various controversies surrounding the soccer association, including Chairman Chung Mong-gyu’s alleged privatization of the soccer association and the establishment of the Cheonan Football Center.
Attention is also focusing on whether Chung Mong-kyu will be disciplined.
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism previously briefed on the results of the Korean Badminton Association’s office inspection and auxiliary project performance inspection and demanded the dismissal of Kim Taek-kyu, chairman of the Badminton Association.
If the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism demands the dismissal of Chairman Chung again, the dismissal can be discussed through the Korea Football Association’s Sports Fair Committee.
If disciplinary measures are taken, it is expected to be a big variable in Chairman Chung’s move, which is said to be highly likely to challenge the fourth term.
As in the interim announcement, the possibility of only pointing out various violations cannot be ruled out.
FIFA sent an official letter on September 29 stating that the Korea Football Association is paying attention to the situation in which various suspicions are being questioned by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the National Assembly’s Culture, Sports and Tourism Committee.
The official document said FIFA regulations and member associations’ obligations to comply with, such as Article 14 of the FIFA Articles of Incorporation “should not be interfered with by third parties” and Article 15 “should be independent from any political interference.”
Against this backdrop, FIFA President Gianni Infantino visited South Korea to attend the annual Asian Football Confederation (AFC) award ceremony on April 28, saying, “The Korea Football Association is doing well. FIFA values autonomy in sports,” in support of Chung.
“The Korea Football Association has been stable in East Asia,” AFC chairman Sheikh Salman bin Ebrahim Khalifa said at the ceremony held on Sunday. “There are times when the weather is not good and storms come. In that case, we have to let it pass and move on.”
With AFC president and FIFA president openly mentioning “autonomy,” attention is being paid to what disciplinary action the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism will take to the Korea Football Association. 메이저사이트
