{
  "id": 5447769,
  "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",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-04T00:17:02.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times-koreatimes",
    "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 opened disciplinary proceedings against referee Bae Sun-young after she allegedly made a sexually harassing remark towards player Ji So-yun during a match last Friday. The Korea Women's Football Federation streamed the game live on their YouTube channel. Ji So-yun, who plays for Suwon FC Women, accused Bae of telling another official, \"She has been sensitive from early on. She must be on her period.\" Ji initially protested an earlier non-call by Bae and then confronted the referee about the alleged remark. After hearing Bae's comment, Ji told her, \"What did you just say? You can be disciplined for saying something like that.\" Bae then issued a yellow card to Ji, but did not show a red card despite grabbing one earlier. Initially, Bae denied making the comment, but later clarified her position.",
  "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",
        "published": "2026-09-04T00:12:03.000Z"
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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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