Dozens of South Korean football players are among nearly 50 people who have
been indicted in a ever-widening match-fixing scandal.
Prosecutors in the southeastern city of Changwon Thursday charged players
from six teams in the professional K-League with taking money from gamblers in
return for throwing 15 matches last year.
About 11 illegal gambling brokers were also indicted Thursday.
More than 60 football players, brokers and gamblers have been linked to the
scandal since it broke last month. The highest-profile player involved is Choi
Sung-kuk, a member of the Suwon Samsung Bluewings team, who has appeared in 26
international matches for South Korea’s national team.
