Scandal at Korean national team: Staff stole players' jerseys to sell

South Korea's Naver news site shocked the world when it reported the latest scandal of the country's football team. Accordingly, a logistics staff of the South Korean team stole a series of home jerseys of the Korean team. This is the reason why the South Korean team had to wear away jerseys in the 2023 Asian Cup semi-final against Jordan.

There were even allegations that the thief was involved in "gambling" involving players and staff of the Korean national team. The group was heavily criticized for organizing gambling while the national team was training, preparing for the 2023 Asian Cup. The employee was fired at the end of February.

South Korea national team wears away kit at Asian Cup 2023 semi-finals.

According to the explanation from the Korea Football Association (KFA), players and staff only bet "very small" amounts and used the money to buy coffee and snacks. This reason of course did not satisfy the majority of fans.

KFA assessed: " The living space should only be used by players, but staff appeared. According to the investigation results, the staff played cards with the players and we believe this activity is not appropriate. Some people played cards during the training period in the UAE, but the amount of money was very small and the nature was far from gambling ."

The 2023 Asian Cup is a tournament that has caused the Korean team many "storms". As soon as he returned home after losing to Jordan in the semi-finals, the incident of Lee Kang-in beating his senior Son Heung-min was exposed in the press. After that, the PSG midfielder was turned away by a series of brands, forcing him to apologize to Son Heung-min.

Three days ago, the story of players and staff of the Korean national team participating in gambling was exposed. Now, they are facing the story of internal management when they let their "family members" steal things. Yonhap newspaper assessed that the internal discipline of the Korean national team is declining rapidly.

In the two qualifying matches for the 2026 World Cup, the Korean team faced the Thai team.

Mai Phuong

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