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KFA breached hiring rules, says sports ministry
The Straits Times
|October 03, 2024
SEOUL - The Korea Football Association (KFA) broke its own hiring rules while recruiting national team coach Hong Myung-bo and former coach Jurgen Klinsmann, South Korea's sports ministry said on Oct 2.
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South Korea brought back Hong for a second spell in charge of the team in July, ending a five-month wait for a new coach after Klinsmann was sacked in February.
Hong oversaw two World Cup qualifiers in September, including a 0-0 draw with Palestine, during which fans jeered him to express displeasure at his appointment.
After Hong's hiring encountered backlash, South Korea's sports ministry began an investigation into the operations of the KFA, which maintained that it never broke any rules.
Last week, Hong said his appointment was not the result of preferential treatment by the KFA, adding that he took the job after meeting its technical director, Lee Lim-saeng.
Lee was formerly the coach of Singaporean club Home United, which was replaced by the Lion City Sailors as a privatised side in 2020.
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