KFA “To pay for small drinks in the team’s card game, I’m sorry to participate in the staff.”

Regarding the controversy that there was a gambling act within the team, the Korea Football Association said, “It was a small bet for drinks.”

The Korea Football Association announced its position on media reports that there was a gambling act within the squad during the Asian Cup on March 13.

The association said, “There are cases where the team is operated with a small amount of betting, such as betting on goalposts at the training site, board games, and playstations in the lounge, and paying for drinks,” adding, “It is completely different from gambling.”

On the other hand, regarding the association’s support staff entering the rest facility used by the team and playing cards together, he said, “We regret that the staff was with us in the space. As for the part where the support staff played cards with the players in the rest room, it was found to be true and we judge it as inappropriate behavior.”

Regarding the disciplinary action, the association then told the support staff, “We held a personnel committee meeting on February 20 to dismiss the employee from the position and conducted several investigations on the parties and surrounding employees. Based on the results, we will hold a personnel committee later to take disciplinary action against the person concerned,” he added.

The following is the full description of media reports announced by the Korea Football Association (photo = courtesy of the Korea Football Association)

※ Explanation of the team’s media reports on playing cards

Among the contents reported in the media today, I will explain about an article that the team gambled cards during the Asian Cup preparation period.

1. The Korea Football Association has set up and operates a lounge so that players can freely spend their leisure time in their accommodation when participating in tournaments with a long call-up period (World Cup, Asian Cup, etc.).
2. In this tournament, the lounge was equipped with cards, Go, board games, yutnori, playstation, and karaoke equipment, and players could find and use them when they needed them.
3. The facility can only be used by players, but I’m sorry that the staff was with them in the space. As for the part of the support staff playing cards with the players in the lounge, it was found to be true and we believe it to be inappropriate.
4. As for the suspicion that the players played gambling-like betting cards, many players play betting on a small amount of betting, such as betting on the goalposts on the training ground, or paying for drinks when playing board games or PlayStation in the lounge. This is a completely different part from gambling-like behavior. 업소알바
5. In addition, at the time of the Asian Cup’s call-up, the coach explicitly delivered internal guidelines to all staff members to minimize contact with the players and allow the players to concentrate on the tournament as much as possible unless it is absolutely necessary. However, the person concerned was raised internally because of his inappropriate work management as the team leader, including violating the internal guidelines of the national team, and the results of the investigation have also been confirmed.
6. The Korea Football Association (KFA) held a personnel committee meeting on Feb. 20 to dismiss the employee from the position and conducted several investigations on the person concerned and the employees around them. Based on the results, the committee will hold a personnel meeting later to take disciplinary action against the person concerned.