north korea

[Stevie H]

poor c**** if true.

 

Fifa investigates North Korea World Cup abuse claims

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-pacific-10935521

 

An investigation has been launched into allegations that North Korea punished some players and the coach after its team lost all their World Cup matches.

 

World football's governing body, Fifa, says it is looking into claims made by Radio Free Asia last month that the squad was publicly humiliated and coach Kim Jong-hun sentenced to hard labour.

 

Fifa's president said a letter had been sent to North Korea's footballing body.

 

North Korea lost to Brazil, Portugal and Ivory Coast at the World Cup.

 

Radio Free Asia reported that North Korea's national team had been summoned to a public meeting in Pyongyang, where players were criticised by officials, including the sports minister, for six hours.

 

The players were then ordered to reprimand their coach, the report said, quoting anonymous sources in North Korea and a Chinese businessman said to be "knowledgeable" about North Korean affairs.

 

The report also spoke of "rumours" that the coach was sentenced to "forced labour at a residential building site in Pyongyang".

 

There were no reports of the meeting in North Korean state media, nor has neighbouring South Korea been able to confirm the claims.

 

'Torture' report

The World Cup in South Africa was North Korea's first such tournament since 1966.

 

After the team's impressive performance during a 2-1 defeat to Brazil, the North Korean authorities overturned a ban on showing live games.

 

The match against Portugal - the state's first ever live sports broadcast - could not have been worse, with the national side thrashed 7-0 in a match that stunned commentators.

 

Speaking at a news conference in Singapore, Fifa president Sepp Blatter said of the allegations: "The first step is the federation and we'll see what the answer will be, and then we can elaborate on that."

 

Asian Football Confederation chief Mohamed Bin Hammam said he had met several World Cup players in North Korea last month, but coach Kim was not present.

 

"There was an unconfirmed report that these players have gone through torture or something like that, but I can't confirm that," he said.

 

"I haven't seen anything with my eyes or heard anything with my ears. Maybe this Fifa investigation can clear the air."

[carrafan]

What a s***hole that place is.

[jimmylibel]

England need to introduce these measures. That'll learn em.

[Hassony]

i met a few of the iragi team that played in mexico 86, they used to get a couple of months in jail when they lose

[Stevie H]

England need to introduce these measures. That'll learn em.

stocks in soho square. roll up to throw rancid tomatoes at john terry and pelt ashley cole with rotten eggs.

 

there's a match at wembley tonight isn't there? from the crowd noise i reckon it will sound like hungary against booland.

 

i met a few of the iragi team that played in mexico 86, they used to get a couple of months in jail when they lose

thought uday or qusay used to chop their heads off in that stadium in baghdad?

[jimmylibel]

stocks in soho square. roll up to throw rancid tomatoes at john terry and pelt ashley cole with rotten eggs.

 

there's a match at wembley tonight isn't there? from the crowd noise i reckon it will sound like hungary against booland.

 

 

thought uday or qusay used to chop their heads off in that stadium in baghdad?

 

Ha!

 

What would be a suitable punishment for Capello then? Waterboarding? Celebrity Big Brother?

[Cobs]

Ha!

 

What would be a suitable punishment for Capello then? Waterboarding? Celebrity Big Brother?

 

give him the Ireland job

[Stevie H]

Ha!

 

What would be a suitable punishment for Capello then? Waterboarding? Celebrity Big Brother?

give him the england job for life on a pay-as-you-win-trophies basis.

[jimmylibel]

give him the Ireland job

 

Sure all we're looking for is someone who doesn't care about tapping up players under the granny rule and can get the team playing uninspiring football.

 

The World Cup was like the perfect audition.

[Cobs]

Sure all we're looking for is someone who doesn't care about tapping up players under the granny rule and can get the team playing uninspiring football.

 

The World Cup was like the perfect audition.

 

 

sure, there's no pressure to even qualify - the craic'll be grand

[jimmylibel]

sure, there's no pressure to even qualify - the craic'll be grand

 

Exactly. If we qualify we might start expecting a team to win a few games.

[Duncan Disorderly]

[Coyler]

sure, there's no pressure to even qualify - the craic'll be grand

"Grand"-usage fail.