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South Korean soccer player says Chinese authorities forced match-fixing confession out of him | CNN

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Son Jun-ho tearfully denies accusations by Chinese authorities that he participated in match-fixing and bribery when playing in the country.

Son said he gave a false confession under duress.

The midfielder was released and returned home in March after nearly 10 months of detention in China .

The Chinese Football Association declared a lifetime ban the previous day on 38 players, including Son , and five officials.

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