Jeonbuk had asked the K League for permission to host the English side at Jeonju World Cup Stadium on July 30. In a separate case, two former K League referee chiefs were indicted by prosecutors in a bribery scandal, according to a local media last Thursday. Your are here » HomePlans for a friendly match between Manchester City and South Korean champions Jeonbuk Motors next month have been scrapped due a recent bribery scandal at the K League club. Bribery allegations have dogged South Korean soccer, prompting K League authorities to introduce a computer-generated allocation system for assigning referees last year. Jeonbuk were rocked by accusations last month that one of their scouts paid top-flight referees to influence games.

Source: Standard Digital June 20, 2016 07:07 UTC