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[EURO SPORT] S. Korea results from 2002 World Cup now under scrutiny

May 30, 2015

 

Ecuadorian referee Byron Moreno, left, has somewhat of a celebrity status in Korea to this date. (AP file)

The Corriere dello Sport newspaper alleges that the referee who presided over Spain’s defeat to South Korea was designated by Jack Warner.

[EURO SPORT] —  South Korea’s controversial 2-1 win over Italy and penalty shoot-out defeat of Spain at the 2002 World Cup have been questioned again in the Italian press.

The Corriere dello Sport newspaper alleges that the referee who presided over Spain’s defeat to South Korea was designated by Jack Warner.

The newspaper claims the under-fire former FIFA executive assigned referees to a number of matches at the tournament, among them Spain’s controversial penalty loss to the joint-host nation.

Warner, a former FIFA vice-President and CONCAFAF head, was charged with corruption charges by the United States Department of Justice on Wednesday. [READ MORE]