Jeonbuk Motors banned from Asian Champions League defence

SEOUL, Korea, Republic Of – Jeonbuk Motors will not be able to defend its Asian Champions League title in 2017 after being disqualified due to a bribery scandal. The South Korean club defeated Al Ain of the United Arab Emirates in November to take a second continental crown but has been ejected from next season’s competition after a club scout was found guilty of bribing referees in 2014.