J-League vows to shun yakuza
- Published: 16/02/2012 at 01:32 AM
- Online news: Asia
Japan's football chiefs have vowed to shun the country's infamous "yakuza" mobsters, as the sport worldwide tries to protect itself against the long tentacles of organised crime and illegal gambling.
A retired Japanese yakuza crime boss smokes a cigarette at his residence in Tokyo in 2009. Japan's football chiefs have vowed to shun the country's infamous "yakuza" mobsters, as the sport worldwide tries to protect itself against the long tentacles of organised crime and illegal gambling.
J-League clubs, players and referees issued a joint declaration in Tokyo on Tuesday that they would keep away from "anti-social forces", a euphemism for Japan's underworld gangs.
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- Writer: AFP News agency
- Position: Agence France-Presse
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