"Trapped in a Mess": Why Did Parents Kneel to the Ground? The Full Story Behind the High School Football Tournament Chaos

At the President's Gold Cup National High School Football Tournament, an incident exposed the ugly underbelly of our youth football system. Due to a mistake by the organizers, the tournament bracket drawing was conducted poorly, and teams that raised objections to the redraw boycotted their matches, resulting in forfeiture losses and causing widespread disruption. Reporter Hong Seok-jun breaks down the full story of the incident in Issue VAR.

(Reported by Hong Seok-jun | Produced by Choi Hee-jin | Filmed by Park Woo-jin and Cha Seung-hwan | Edited by Nam Ju-hyeon | Produced by Sports News Department)
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