One of South Korea's top football clubs apologised for causing "deep concern" Monday after being accused of using sex dolls to fill empty seats at a weekend game.
FC Seoul insisted the mannequins -- used in the absence of fans, who are banned because of the coronavirus -- had "no connection to sex toys".
But some of the artificial spectators, deployed for Sunday's game against Gwangju FC, wore T-shirts with the logo of SoloS, a sex toy seller.
Other mannequins, which wore facemasks and were separated according to social distancing guidelines, held placards advertising the company and 리니지프리서버홍보 some of its mode
/>Most of them were female, but some were male.<
/>FC Seoul said the company which provided the mannequins had previously provided them to SoloS, hence the advertising in which they were cl
/>"We are sincerely sorry for causing deep concern to fans," FC Seoul said in a statement, following uproar from fans and med
/>"We have confirmed from the very beginning that they had no connection to sex toys," the club said.<
/>But fans were not convinced.<
/>Spectators are barred from K-League games because of the coronavirus pandemic<
/>"I wonder how they even came up with this bizarre idea. This is an international disgrace," said one online crit
/>Another fan added: "FC Seoul turned its stadium into a X-rated zone."<
/>Neither the mannequin distributor nor 리니지프리서버순위 SoloS could immediately be reached for comment by AF
The K-league's new season kicked off on May 8 after being postponed for more than two months over the coronavirus pandemic, but fans remain b
Instead, clubs have used cardboard cutouts, placards and 리니지프리서버 banners to fill up the stands.
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FC Seoul won the game, held at the cavernous Seoul World Cup Stadium, 리니지프리서버특화 1-0.