{
  "id": 5891771,
  "title": "대법 “축협의 폭행 중징계 시 지도자 자격 영구 박탈 규정 과도해”",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/06/story-5891771",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-06T01:02:25.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Hankyoreh",
    "slug": "hankyoreh",
    "url": "https://www.hani.co.kr/arti/society/society_general/1276430.html"
  },
  "original_language": "ko",
  "account": "A college soccer coach's appeal for the invalidation of disciplinary sanctions has partially succeeded in the Supreme Court. The coach, ㄱ씨, accused the Korean Football Association (KFSA) of imposing an overly harsh penalty. On November 2022, ㄱ씨 was given a one-year suspension from being a coach after he allegedly roughed up a referee during a match against another university. Despite the one-year suspension ending in December 2023, the KFSA refused to allow ㄱ씨 to reapply for his coaching license, citing the association's rule stating that individuals who receive disciplinary action for violent behavior beyond one year are not eligible to serve as coaches. ㄱ씨 argued that this rule was excessive and violated principles of good conduct and social order under Article 103 of the Korean Civil Code, thus seeking to invalidate the disciplinary sanctions. The lower courts agreed with ㄱ씨's argument, but rejected his claim for the cancellation of the one-year coaching suspension. The Supreme Court upheld the lower courts' decisions, stating that the rule restricting the coach's eligibility violated the basic individual rights of KFSA members and excessively infringed upon their professional freedom.",
  "summary": null,
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}