Korea Professional Football Referees Council Announces Official Position To Defame Referees Due To Report That Is Not True
Sep 19, 2025
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The Judgment Council reported on KBS on July 31st 'Police investigation on the status of famous referee victims in the K-League, and the remaining forces of match manipulation?' Regarding the article, the Council formally applied for mediation to the Media Arbitration Committee. And through a fair arbitration review process, the facts could be corrected. 'This once again emphasizes that the distorted content was clearly corrected through procedural verification through a credible institution.'"
The 'judgment council then clarifies that it has not had any interviews with KBS reporters before or after the report. ' I think it is very regrettable that the misunderstanding caused by the speculative report without sufficiently confirming the official position and facts of the judgment council. The referee's council is seriously aware of the situation because it could negatively affect the fairness and credibility of Korean professional football as well as the reputation of individual referees,' it added.
In addition, the referee council will actively cooperate in communication with the media to ensure that fact-based reports can be made in communication with the media in the future, stressing that it will once again do its best to protect the rights and interests of the referees of the members and to develop Korean professional football.
This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
