Coronavirus football: FC Seoul apologises for 'sex dolls' in stands
It is a challenge for sports leagues across the world - if play can only resume in empty stadiums, how can the atmosphere be improved?The top-flight South Korean side has apologised after fans accused them of using sex dolls in the stands.
And some of the dolls were holding signs advertising sex websites - despite pornography being banned in South Korea.On Sunday, FC Seoul played their first home match of the K League season.So before the match, a company called Dalcom offered to fill some of the empty seats, and the club agreed. In total, there were 30 mannequins - 25 of them female, and five of them male.
Club official Lee Ji-hoon told the BBC it didn't do a background check on Dalcom, and didn't realise their line of work.
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