South Korea bans 10 for life over match-fixing

18 June,2011 06:53 AM IST |   |  AFP

South Korea's football league yesterday imposed a lifetime ban on 10 players who have been charged with match-fixing schemes, the toughest penalty in its 28-year history


South Korea's football league yesterday imposed a lifetime ban on 10 players who have been charged with match-fixing schemes, the toughest penalty in its 28-year history. "

We made the decision, determined that this would be the first and the last match-fixing scandal in the league," Kwak Young-Cheol, head of the K-League's disciplinary committee said.

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