Seoul (AFP) – Disgraced Asian title-holders Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors will appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sports after being banned from this year's AFC Champions League over a domestic match-fixing scandal, the club said Thursday. "We have decided to appeal the case to the CAS to justify our participation," Jeonbuk said in an emailed […]

Kuala Lumpur (AFP) – Asian title-holders Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors have been banned from this year's AFC Champions League over a match-fixing scandal in South Korea's K-League, Asia's football governing body said on Wednesday. "The Asian Football Confederation (AFC) independent Entry Control Body today declared that Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors (KOR) is ineligible to participate in AFC […]

New Delhi (AFP) – Asia's football body said Thursday it would use extra referees to help stamp out goalmouth controversies in its top competitions, falling into line with Europe. The additional assistant referees will patrol each goal area, helping out with the goal line, penalty and offside decisions that can be critical to a game's […]