Tuesday, May 24, 2016

Ex-South Korean soccer referees indicted over payments (The Associated Press)

South Korean prosecutors have indicted two former soccer referees over allegations that they received money from a club official - also formally charged - in return for favorable decisions in five K-League matches in 2013. An official from the K-League said Wednesday that the two former referees, who allegedly received 5 million Korean won ($4,200) from a Jeonbuk Hyundai scout over five matches between March and October 2013, were permanently expelled from the league in December after the investigation began. Jeonbuk, which on Tuesday advanced to the quarterfinals of the Asian Champions League, says it suspended the scout and that he acted alone.

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