KFA Blames Bad Heart Machine, Bigger Poststorm → Do You Not Know VAR Protocol...Juan Muchi Strongly Resists K-League

Aug 14, 2025

KFA Blames Bad Heart Machine, Bigger Poststorm → Do You Not Know VAR Protocol...Juan Muchi Strongly Resists K-League
A scene of controversy over the Jeonnam-Cheonan City match. Relay Screen



KFA Blames Bad Heart Machine, Bigger Poststorm → Do You Not Know VAR Protocol...Juan Muchi Strongly Resists K-League
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KFA Blames Bad Heart Machine, Bigger Poststorm → Do You Not Know VAR Protocol...Juan Muchi Strongly Resists K-League
photo courtesy of the Korea Professional Football Association
Oshim is also part of the game. It's an unwritten rule of football.

However, the K-League's refereeing controversy is so serious that it has exceeded the critical point. The 'protecting one's family remains. Communication efforts are also reduced. The storm got bigger after the Korea Football Association (KFA) absorbed the K-League referee organization from the Korea Professional Football Federation in 2020. The KFA argued that "the management of referees is in accordance with FIFA standards that associations of each country must exercise their authority exclusively.'

However, it is nothing more than a false rationalization. Greetings are also everything. It has been pointed out several times that it is a problem for a former referee to serve as the chairman of the judging committee due to the check function that rarely works. However, the 55th executive branch of Chairman Chung Mong-gyu also closed its ears.




The KFA's judging committee has also squeezed the hive of the K-League. The judging committee held a panel meeting at the Korea Football Center in Shinmun-ro, Seoul on the 13th. On Friday, he released an explanatory document. The 24th round of the K League 2 between the Jeonnam Dragons and Cheonan City FC held at Gwangyang Stadium on the 10th was under fire.

Jeollanam-do Min Joon-young's left-footed mid-range shot in the 20th minute of the first half was put into the net. However, after about five minutes of VAR (video reading), the referee reversed the original ruling and declared the score canceled. It was judged offside.

KFA Blames Bad Heart Machine, Bigger Poststorm → Do You Not Know VAR Protocol...Juan Muchi Strongly Resists K-League
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The judging panel admitted 'misjudgment' But the explanation is creating a bigger backlash. The KFA judged the situation of 'Ossim' to be 'main and onside in the on-site judgment of the assistant referee. In the VAR reading process to finally confirm the goal, it was read as offside and the goal was canceled' The referees conduct VAR calibration verification work to adjust the accuracy of the measurement (line) in the stadium before the start of each game. In the case of the stadium, unlike the pre-test, technical problems (seen as offside on the reading screen) occurred in the process of checking VAR on and offside lines during the game.




And 'The reason why it took about 5 minutes to read was also a technical problem with the offside camera, and time passed in the process of repeatedly checking it. Of the five off-side graphics-implementing cameras at Gwangyang Stadium, only one camera was an off-side readable angle in the scene. Unlike the VAR calibration before the game, the situation at the time implemented through this camera caused an error, and in the VAR room, it was delivered to the referee after making an on/off decision on the screen. The referee accepted this and canceled the goal, he added.

At the same time, he focused on 'We will continue to consult with the professional soccer federation in charge of improving stadium facilities and VAR equipment and the officials of each club'.

The K-League is raging in the part where the misjudgment is attributed to the machine, the professional league, and the club. It's like there's no problem with the referee. However, if you look inside, the quality of the referee's lack of content has led to a ridiculous misjudgment.




KFA Blames Bad Heart Machine, Bigger Poststorm → Do You Not Know VAR Protocol...Juan Muchi Strongly Resists K-League
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If VAR makes it difficult to accurately read, the original trial can be maintained as 'unreadable' according to the protocol. It is a simple, clear regulation. The explanatory data also indicated that an error occurred due to a technical problem. This means that the reading took five minutes, which violated its own regulations.

Moreover, it is not the first K-League held at Gwangyang Stadium. If there was a mechanical defect, it is also questionable why such a problem was not raised in advance. There is a lot of voluminous voices saying, 'Hoo-choo-chi-chi-chi-choo-chi-choo-chi-choo-chi-choo-choo-choo-.

A high-ranking official of the K League 1 club said, `Even if you make an excuse, you have to do it properly. If you made a mistake and did something wrong, you can admit it honestly. Only then will the clubs accept it. I don't understand what you're talking about. What happens if the VAR protocol is ignored by the judging committee?"There is a structural problem with the Korea Football Association. It is regrettable that the association does not have a structure to filter such data. "

Despite efforts to improve the quality of the referee, both the KFA and the referee members accept the occurrence of a misjudgment with a heavy heart. I'll think about it more and try harder to minimize misjudgment in the future," he stressed.

But it's only for their world. There don't seem to be many people who will respond to the trustless referee organization. The foundation of the KFA could collapse.



This article was translated by Naver AI translator.