Nat'l football body opens disciplinary case against referee over alleged remark on player
The national football governing body said Friday it has opened disciplinary proceedings against a referee for allegedly making a sexually harassing remark on a player. The Korea Football Association (KFA) said its amateur referee evaluation group decided to refer the case to the KFA's Disciplinary Committee, considering the gravity of the situation. Ji So-yun of Suwon FC Women in the WK League…
The Korea Football Association (KFA) has launched an investigation into a referee for allegedly making a sexually harassing remark towards a player. According to the KFA, the amateur referee evaluation group referred the case to the Disciplinary Committee due to the seriousness of the situation. The incident occurred during a match last Friday, during which Ji So-yun, a player from Suwon FC Women in the WK League, accused referee Bae Sun-young of saying, "She has been sensitive from early on.
She must be on her period." Ji initially protested a non-call by Bae before Bae allegedly made the remark. Upon hearing the comment, Ji confronted Bae and was subsequently given a yellow card. Bae later admitted to not having made the remark but later clarified her statements.
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