{
  "id": 4774416,
  "title": "South Korea hire former Spain boss Moreno as interim coach",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/south-korea-hire-former-spain-boss-moreno-as-interim-coach",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-01T03:08:12.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/south-korea-hire-former-spain-030812502.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "South Korea's football association has appointed former Spain boss Robert Moreno as their interim coach, following their poor performance in the recent World Cup and a series of controversial incidents. Moreno, who previously managed Spain's national team on a temporary basis, will oversee friendly matches between September and October. The Korea Football Association (KFA) stated that Moreno could also lead the team during the Asian Cup, scheduled from January 7 to February 5 in Saudi Arabia, subject to an evaluation of his performance. The team had been without a coach since Hong Myung-bo's resignation following their unexpected exit from the World Cup in June. This decision came after police conducted a raid on KFA headquarters in connection with an investigation into allegations of providing sexual entertainment for foreign referees.",
  "summary": "South Korea's underfire football association on Tuesday appointed former Spain boss Robert Moreno as interim coach, following a disastrous World Cup and series of damaging controversies.The Korea Football Association (KFA) said Moreno could lead the team at the Asian Cup, \"subject to an evaluation\" of his performance.",
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        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "South Korea hire former Spain boss Moreno as interim coach",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/south-korea-hire-former-spain-boss-moreno-as-interim-coach-4781540",
        "published": "2026-09-01T03:19:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "(LEAD) Ex-Spain head coach Robert Moreno named temporary manager for men's nat'l football team",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/lead-ex-spain-head-coach-robert-moreno-named-temporary-manager-for",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/south-koreas-lee-drops-top-policy-adviser-as-housing-concerns-weigh",
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      },
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/01/south-koreas-policy-chief-resigns-after-investments-controversy",
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      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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