{
  "id": 5445949,
  "title": "Nat'l football body opens disciplinary case against referee over alleged remark on player",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/natl-football-body-opens-disciplinary-case-against-referee-over",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-04T00:12:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/sports/20260904/natl-football-body-opens-disciplinary-case-against-referee-over-alleged-remark-on-player"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "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.",
  "summary": "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…",
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        "outlet": "Yonhap News",
        "title": "Nat'l football body opens disciplinary case against referee over alleged remark on player",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/natl-football-body-opens-disciplinary-case-against-referee-over",
        "published": "2026-09-03T23:34:59.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Nat'l football body opens disciplinary case against referee over alleged remark on player",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/04/natl-football-body-opens-disciplinary-case-against-referee-over-5447769",
        "published": "2026-09-04T00:17:02.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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