10 Korean players suspended for Life

Seoul - South Korean league authorities sentenced him to a lifetime suspension to 10 players involved in the mafia game. They were found to accept money to make his team lose.

In addition to 10 players who are still active, the results of the investigation also uncovered the involvement of a number of bookies. In addition to a lifetime suspension, even those found guilty could be jailed up to seven years.

Eight of the 10 players come from clubs Daejeon Citizen. One of the players mentioned receiving a bribe of 120 million won or more than 900 million dollars, and it is divided into seven his partner.

Friday (06/17/2011), players will be processed in trouble with the law for allegedly accepting a bribe so that his team suffered defeat in two games in April.

"We had asked the players to attend the committee meeting to discuss the punishment on them, while giving them the opportunity to explain this case. But no one has come," said Qeak Byung-cheol, president of the committee investigation.

The scandal has also been linked with a player who was found dead last month in a hotel room. Allegedly he committed suicide because of mafia-related games.

Currently, the agency which administers sports gambling in Korea, Sports Toto, had a career stop at the request of the owners of K-League club, and the government threatened to halt funding for sports leagues that were tainted mafia game.

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