# High-ranking official of the Football Association sent a ‘mocking email’ after pointing out ‘fairness’

When the Football Association's statement was pointed out, the reporter responded unilaterally without any formal protest or objection procedures, mocking them through personal emails


As the Korea Football Association spent nearly half a year appointing Hong Myung-bo as the new head coach of the national football team, a high-ranking official from the association responded to a reporter who wrote a critical article with a mocking email. At

9:26 a.m. on the 23rd, a high-ranking official from the association sent an email to a Newsis reporter with the subject line “Literacy?” without a body.

It was interpreted as a mocking remark about the reporter’s poor literacy skills.

Then, half a day later, at 3:05 PM, another email arrived from the same person with the title, “Have you read the Football Association’s explanation properly?” Likewise, there was no content in the body of the email.

When connected to the email that arrived earlier, the high-ranking official seemed to be criticizing the reporter for writing the article without properly reading the Football Association’s explanation, or for not even understanding the explanation due to poor literacy. Considering the

sender’s name, email address, and even the Football Association banner that appeared at the bottom of the email, it was clear that the two emails were sent by an official from the association.

After actually contacting the Football Association, it was confirmed that these emails were sent by a high-ranking official from the Football Association. It is said that the high-ranking official from the Football Association sent the email to protest the article written by the Newsis reporter (Football Association Explaining the Manager Appointment Process… Ultimately Failing to Explain ‘Fairness’). On the 22nd, the day before the article was published, the Football Association explained the controversy surrounding the appointment of Manager Hong and the process of selecting the official commander over the past five months through its official website. However, the conclusion of the coach selection process organized by the Korea Football Association did not clearly explain that the selection of Coach Hong was a “unilateral decision” by the Korea Football Association’s General Technical Director Lee Im-saeng, and that the two final candidates “evaluated the foreign coaches and Coach Hong using different criteria.” The Korea Football Association stated that Chairman Chung Mong-gyu left the final selection of the coach selection entirely to Director Lee Im-saeng, and that the Korea Football Association knew Hong’s football philosophy and career very well, so there was no need to check other materials, unlike the foreign coach candidates. Furthermore, even though the two foreign coaches who conducted the final interview personally submitted 22 and 16 pages of materials, respectively, the association explained that there was no problem with the selection process of Coach Hong, adding the explanation that “passion and sincerity cannot be the basis of ability and competitiveness as the national team coach.” Regarding the association’s explanation, a Newsis reporter wrote an article saying, “The explanation from the association actually proves that the procedures and systems within the association did not work properly,” and that the fact that it was presented as an explanation itself “only shows that the association does not understand the core of the issues that the public and footballers are currently pointing out.” As a high-ranking official of the association who has faced nationwide criticism from the pardon of match-fixing criminals to the appointment of Coach Hong, it is quite possible that he may feel wronged by the criticism directed at the association and question the reporter’s interpretation. In that case, he could have formally protested or refuted the reporter or the media outlet he is affiliated with. However, despite being a high-ranking official representing the association, he responded with one-sided ridicule toward the reporter without making sufficient efforts or procedures to explain his position. The association, which had previously announced legal action against former National Team Strengthening Committee member Park Joo-ho, who exposed the process of selecting the national team coach, but then withdrew it due to public criticism, now sent a ‘mocking email’ to the reporter who pointed out fairness. This is an example of how the Football Association is responding to recent criticism. [토토사이트](https://www.outlookindia.com/plugin-play/2023년-11월-스포츠-토토사이트-순위-및-추천-사설토토-먹튀검증-top15-news-328577
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