Football: Korea, China, Japan battle match-fixing
The Korea Football Association will join forces with their counterparts in Japan and China to tackle match-fixing.
SEOUL:
The Korea Football Association (KFA) will join forces with their counterparts in Japan and China to tackle match-fixing and illegal gambling that has plagued soccer in the region. The KFA said the widening match-fixing scandal, which led to the arrest of five K-League players, has battered the game’s image in Korea and a joint effort was required to deal with the threat. “The recent turn of events surrounding match-fixing has betrayed the fans’ trust and disgraced the name of our sport,” said KFA Chairman Cho Chung-yun.
Published in The Express Tribune, June 5th, 2011
The Korea Football Association (KFA) will join forces with their counterparts in Japan and China to tackle match-fixing and illegal gambling that has plagued soccer in the region. The KFA said the widening match-fixing scandal, which led to the arrest of five K-League players, has battered the game’s image in Korea and a joint effort was required to deal with the threat. “The recent turn of events surrounding match-fixing has betrayed the fans’ trust and disgraced the name of our sport,” said KFA Chairman Cho Chung-yun.
Published in The Express Tribune, June 5th, 2011