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Football Club Hit by Political Party’s Improper Campaigning Inside Stadium

Football Club Hit by Political Party’s Improper Campaigning Inside Stadium

SEOUL, Apr. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — History shows that when politics meets football, something bad happens. South Korea’s Gyeongnam FC recently learned that lesson the hard way, even though they weren’t the main actors in the story. Gyeongnam, last year’s runners-up in the top-tier K League 1, were penalized by the nation’s pro football league [...]

Football Club Penalized After Failing to Stop Political Party Campaigning Inside Stadium

Football Club Penalized After Failing to Stop Political Party Campaigning Inside Stadium

SEOUL, Apr. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean football club Gyeongnam FC were penalized by the nation’s pro football league operator Tuesday after they failed to stop a political party campaigning inside their home stadium last week. The K League discipline committee meted out a fine of 20 million won (US$17,590) against Gyeongnam for not [...]