Chung Mong-gyu had been in the role since 2013 and follows Hong Myung-bo, who quit last week as head coach after backlash, out the door South Korea football chief Chung Mong-gyu stepped down on Monday,

Former South Korea national team head coach Paulo Bento has expressed his desire to return to the post, sources said. A Korea Football Association official said

João Aroso (45), the head coach who claimed to be the core of Hong Myung-bo's staff, is leaving Korea. Portuguese sports outlet A Bola reported on the 4th (Korean time) in an article titled "Portuguese man leaves Korea's football chaos after a disastrous World Cup" that coach Aroso is leaving the Korean national team.

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The day after Hong stood down as South Korea's coach, Yasser Al-Misehal quit as Saudi Arabia Football Federation president as the team fell at the first hurdle at its seventh appearance.

The South Korean government has launched a committee to reform the country's soccer association and strengthen the national team after it failed to reach the knockout stage at this year's men's soccer World Cup.

South Korea's national football team, eliminated in the 2026 North America World Cup group stage with a 34th-place ranking, received an even harsher assess