Title-holder Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors’ ban from the AFC Champions League over alleged match-fixing links was upheld by the Court of Arbitration for Sport yesterday.
Jeonbuk had filed an “urgent” appeal before CAS to suspend a ban issued by the Asian Football Confederation on January 18. The AFC banned the club from the ACL over “indirect involvement” in a bid to fix the results of K-League matches during the 2013 and 2014 seasons.
“At this stage, the challenged decision remains in force and the Korean club remains ineligible to participate in the AFC Champions League 2017,” CAS said in a statement. In September, the Korean league leader was docked nine points and fined 100 million won (US$83,000) after one of its scouts was convicted of bribing referees during the 2013 season.
–Shanghai Daily
