Banned player commits suicide
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April 17, 2012, Tuesday
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A SOUTH Korean player banned for life for his part in a major match-fixing scandal has been found dead in a suspected suicide, media reported yesterday.
The body of Lee Gyeong-hwan, 24, was found outside an apartment building in Incheon, west of Seoul, at the weekend, Yonhap news agency reported.
Lee was booted out of the K-League after a sting into claims of match-fixing last year, which prompted the South Korean government to threaten to shut down the league. The game's image was left battered following the probe, which led to nearly 50 players being arrested.
It was the worst scandal to hit the K-League in its 29 years, with a former coach and another former player also found dead after suspected suicides.
The body of Lee Gyeong-hwan, 24, was found outside an apartment building in Incheon, west of Seoul, at the weekend, Yonhap news agency reported.
Lee was booted out of the K-League after a sting into claims of match-fixing last year, which prompted the South Korean government to threaten to shut down the league. The game's image was left battered following the probe, which led to nearly 50 players being arrested.
It was the worst scandal to hit the K-League in its 29 years, with a former coach and another former player also found dead after suspected suicides.
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