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[Newsmaker] Korean football club get record fine over sex dolls in standsSoccerMay 21, 2020South Korea's FC Seoul were fined a record 100 million won ($81,000) for using sex dolls to fill seats at a match held behind closed doors, with K-League officials saying the football club had "deepl... -
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