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SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea's football association has handed down lifetime bans to 10 players indicted over alleged involvement in a match-fixing scandal.
The K-League made the announcement in a statement late Friday after holding a meeting of its disciplinary committee. The league said that the bans were its highest level of punishment.
Among those banned for life was Kim Dong-hyun of military club Sangju Sangmu, who has made six appearances for the national team. Kim is the highest-profile player implicated so far in the scandal.
An 11th player, Kim Jung-kyum of the Pohang Steelers, was given a ban of five years.
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The K-League made the announcement in a statement late Friday after holding a meeting of its disciplinary committee. The league said that the bans were its highest level of punishment.
Among those banned for life was Kim Dong-hyun of military club Sangju Sangmu, who has made six appearances for the national team. Kim is the highest-profile player implicated so far in the scandal.
An 11th player, Kim Jung-kyum of the Pohang Steelers, was given a ban of five years.
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