Former Korea Football Association chair and national team coach to be questioned in parliamentary hearing

South Korea’s National Assembly is set to hold a parliamentary hearing on the Korea Football Association later this month, amid renewed scrutiny over its management and the appointment process for national team coaches.

The National Assembly’s Culture, Sports and Tourism Committee decided during a plenary session Thursday to hold the hearing on July 22.

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Lee Jae-jung of the ruling Democratic Party of Korea, who chairs the committee, said lawmakers would examine problems raised over the appoi ...