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Former Premier League boss Poyet quits job with South Korean club

Former Premier League boss Gus Poyet has quit his post at South Korean club Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors days after his assistant manager departed amid a racism scandal. Poyet, who guided Jeonbuk to both the K League 1 title and the Korea Cup this season, informed the club he wished to terminate his contract after Mauricio Taricco was handed a severe punishment for what league officials deemed a racist gesture towards referee Kim Woo-seong.

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Former Spurs player quits South Korean club after racism scandal

Former Tottenham Hotspur defender Mauricio Taricco has quit South Korean club Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors after a racism scandal. The 52-year-old Argentinian, who served as assistant coach under Gus Poyet, was sanctioned by the K League’s disciplinary committee for making what officials deemed a racist gesture toward referee Kim Woo-seong during a league match.

K-League 1

Form

Pos	Team	P	W	D	L	F	A	+/-	PTS	Form
1	FC Seoul	26	17	5	4	52	21	31	56	W W W W D
2	Ulsan HD FC	26	12	4	10	41	37	4	40	W L L L W
3	Jeonbuk Hyundai Motors FC	26	10	9	7	32	23	9	39	D D W L L
4	Jeju SK	26	10	8	8	31	27	4	38	W L D W W
5	Gangwon FC	25	9	10	6	30	24	6	37	D D L W L