Suspicions of KFA Lies “Renar Accepted All Conditions” Revealed Shock…Suspicion grows over appointment of Hong Myung-bo
Interview canceled, not because of Renard…”Renar Accepts All Conditions” Association’s Lies Shock Revealed
[Spot TV News = Reporter Kim Gun-il] Amid controversy over the appointment of Hong Myung-bo as the head coach of the Korean national soccer team, a sports agency representative exposed suspicions related to the process of appointing the head coach of the Korea Football Association.
Jeon Pietro, who introduced himself as the CEO of JP Sports Group, posted a message on SNS on the 18th, saying, “I will tell the Korean people the truth about the process of appointing the coach of the Korean national soccer team.”
Coach Renard, who led Zambia, Angola, Ivory Coast, Morocco, and Saudi Arabia, was expected to expire after the Paris Olympics, and was mentioned as a candidate for the next head coach of the national team. The schedule for a face-to-face interview with the Korea Football Association emerged as the strongest candidate for the head coach at the time.
However, the sudden drop of Renard’s candidacy raised questions. According to Jeong Hae-sung, chairman of the Korea Football Association’s power reinforcement committee, Renard’s “attitude” was the decisive reason for the cancellation of the interview. The specific reason is that the interview schedule was canceled because Renard’s team was going to Africa with the face-to-face appointment set.
However, what Jeon said is completely different. “He waited until the very end for the association’s reply,” Jeon said. “However, I was deeply shocked by the association’s rude way of handling it, and in the end, an uncomfortable situation occurred in which I had to apologize to Renard.”
He continued, “Despite the fact that Renard accepted all conditions, including salaries and living conditions, the association ignored them,” and refuted, “False facts about Renard spread through the media.” He also said, “The appointment of director Hong Myung-bo was decided like a script already made before leaving the country, and the association’s opaque administrative procedures were so disappointing.”
In fact, when it was reported that the interview with Renard was canceled, a soccer official familiar with the internal situation of the Korea Football Association said, “Coach Renard was looking forward to negotiations with South Korea, but he was disappointed that the meeting with Chairman Jung Hae-sung did not take place.”
According to Renard’s message, there was some communication with the French Football Association, so he was able to coordinate his participation in the second qualifying round of the 2026 North-China World Cup in Asia with Singapore and China in June.
On the fact that the Korea Football Association gave up the negotiation table with foreign coaches and appointed Hong, Jeon said, “It seemed that the decision was already made beforehand. The association officially requested and submitted the list of candidates. However, we did not provide any information to the relevant coaches or agents,” adding, “The lack of transparency in the KFA’s administrative process was very disappointing. This suggests that there is a deeper problem within the association.”
In addition, Jeon explained that foreign head coaches recommended to the Korea Football Association included Graham Potter (former Chelsea, Brighton and Hove Albion), Luis de la Fuente (current coach of the Spanish national team), Quique Setien (former FC Barcelona), and Dragan Stojkovic (current coach of the Serbian national team).
“The reckless administration is caused by the mindset of the members of the Korea Football Association, which has no expertise. It is a place full of corrupt investigators who do not care about infrastructure and structure and only seek to maintain the status quo,” Jeon said. “I am deeply disappointed by the state of Korean soccer. I hope you take good care of Korean soccer.”
Meanwhile, Jin Jong-oh, a former member of the national shooting team, warned, “The Korean Football Association (KFA) has begun to cover up systematically,” adding, “We will definitely pay for it.”
Representative Jin Jong-oh wrote on his Facebook page on the 19th, “Is it normal for major officials such as KFA President Chung Mong-gyu and Director Hong Myung-bo to remain silent and show an irresponsible attitude even though they are scheduled to appear at the National Assembly as witnesses?”
The National Assembly’s Culture, Sports and Tourism Committee asked the Korea Football Association to submit data related to the controversy over the appointment of Hong Myung-bo at a general meeting on the 5th. However, according to lawmaker Jin Jong-oh’s office, the Korea Football Association has not been contacted by the stylistic committee after sending the data on the afternoon of the 13th of this month, the deadline for submission.
Representative Jin Jong-oh’s office points out that the Chuseok holiday is over, but based on the foundation anniversary holiday on the 19th and the discretionary holiday on the 20th, the association’s employees will only go to work on Monday, the 23rd, the day before the pending questionnaire, so they actually refused to submit the data.
The Korea Football Association is suspected of failing to keep fairness and transparency in the process of appointing Hong Myung-bo as coach of the national team. 메이저사이트
Coach Hong set out to work, saying, “I humbly accept criticism and criticism and I will play a role given to Korean soccer’s progress,” but the criticism has not subsided at the game held at the Seoul World Cup Stadium.
In the end, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism declared that it would investigate various suspicions surrounding the Korea Football Association. Asked about the controversy over the Korea Football Association during a plenary session of the National Assembly’s stylistic committee last month, Culture, Sports and Tourism Minister Yoo In-chon said, “It was the Korea Football Association that set the rules and procedures, but they did not follow the rules themselves. I think we need to keep it firmly,” and stressed, “If there are any parts that have not been followed, I will point them out.”
In addition, regarding the opening of minus bank accounts worth 60 billion won without the approval of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, the Korea Football Association said, “Originally, it should be approved. It was a violation of the decision itself,” and added, “We are considering whether we can demand disciplinary action from the officials and take other measures.”
Jin Jong-oh, a member of the People’s Power who runs the National Information Center for Corruption in the sports community, said before posting a Facebook post, “There is an internal report that the procedure for appointing Hong was not fair. We are preparing to raise the issue based on data and evidence,” adding, “The Korea Football Association seems to have a problem. There are witnesses, too.”
