Police raid South Korea FA amid investigation into coach appointment

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Police raided the Korea Football Association’s offices Thursday as part of an investigation into alleged irregularities in the 2024 appointment of Hong Myung-bo as South Korea’s national team coach. Investigators searched the KFA headquarters in Cheonan, about 90 kilometers (56 miles) south of Seoul, and the KFA House in central Seoul, looking for evidence that officials improperly intervened in the hiring process. A police investigation began shortly after Hong’s appointment but had stalled this summer after nearly two years without a conclusion.

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Police raided South Korea's football association on Thursday as part of an investigation into the appointment of the coach in charge during their dismal World Cup campaign.Seoul police said financial crimes investigators were "looking into whether there were charges of obstruction of business during the appointment of Hong Myung-bo", a spokesman told AFP. Local media reported authorities are investigating whether senior KFA officials improperly intervened in Hong's appointment, allegedly in vio

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South Korean police on Thursday raided the national football association (KFA) over allegations that it manipulated the 2024 appointment of former men's national team oach Hong Myung-bo, the country's official news agency Yonhap reported. Officers seized files and secured smartphone and computer data from senior officials during the raid at KFA's headquarters in Cheonan, about 90 kilometres from Seoul, and at offices in the capital, the report said.