What's wrong with him? An unexpected gunshot to Son Junho...a discredited reason

Mar 24, 2025

◇Sportschosun DB

A document containing Son Joon-ho (Asan, Chungcheongnam-do) admitting to the alleged match-fixing in the Chinese Super League has been released, sparking controversy.

Local media and bloggers in China have recently rushed to report the news on the 'Son Joon-ho-Jinjingdao match-fixing ruling'. Based on a picture of a document captured on a smartphone screen, they claimed that Son Joon-ho inquired about the dividend rate and betting information to Jin Jing-dao ahead of the Shanghai Hi-Gang match, and bet 200,000 yuan 'Son Joon-ho received a match-fixing offer from Jin Jing-dao before the match and agreed to it'

Son Jun-ho's statement is also written in the document. 'Let's not score a goal while running slowly, we said we shouldn't win, and we agreed without much hesitation because we had similar experiences before. He played with a much more comfortable mind than usual, and did not win as he aimed. Two days later, Jinjingdao sent 200,000 yuan to my account' is the content. Jin Jingdao also said in a statement that on the day of the game, Son Joon-ho asked about the dividend rate and asked him to let him betcontains '

Son Jun-ho was arrested by public security while preparing to return home from Shanghai Hongqiao Airport in May 2023, when he was a member of Shandong Taishan. He, who was stranded in criminal detention, was charged with taking over non-state agents. Son Joon-ho strongly denied it, but 10 months have passed, and he was not able to return home until March last year. Son Joon-ho admitted to receiving 200,000 yuan from Jin Jingdao at a press conference after returning home, but denied allegations of match fixing. Since then, the Chinese Football Association (CFA) has applied to FIFA to suspend Son Joon-ho's permanent qualification, but it was rejected due to insufficient evidence. The CFA reinforced the content and asked FIFA to suspend the qualification, but the decision was dismissed again earlier this year. FIFA explained the reason for the dismissal, saying, "'CFA claims that there was a game manipulation by the players, but it failed to reveal how many times it took place in a game and how much it went back and forth.'

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Is the public document called the verdict credible. It is noteworthy that the amount of the match and the game in which the match was manipulated was specifically specified. However, elements that can determine the authenticity of the judgment, such as the date, hearing, and place where the judgment was made, are missing. Only a few documents with the players' statements have been released, and it is not known what kind of ruling has been made.

The same goes for 'Statement' After returning home, Son Joon-ho said in a press conference that he was arrested on charges of receiving bribes and that he should be investigated, and that he was innocent and said he would hire a lawyer. But there's no need for a lawyer because it's not a big deal' received an answer.'" He also scared his wife by suggesting ridiculous charges in the public security after the investigation began. Showing the picture of son and daughter again 'What are the children guilty of. How are the children doing when their mother comes here. I forced you to admit it quickly"After the arrest, I was scared because I had no idea whether my family had stayed in China or returned home." He was forced to admit the charge of not knowing what it was. Afterwards, I was able to meet with a lawyer, but I received an answer that "'there is nothing I can do to admit the charges already.'" If Son Joon-ho's claim is true, the statement written in the document is 'false confession by coercion'.

This article was translated by Naver AI translator.