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A South Korean court ordered the promoter of a Juventus exhibition match to pay compensation to 162 spectators, who contested the fact that the Portuguese soccer player Cristiano Ronaldo was not used, contrary to what was announced.
According to the Seoul Central District Court, “the defendant had a contractual obligation to ensure that Ronaldo played, except in unforeseen circumstances,” South Korean news agency Yonhap reported on Friday.
The company promoting the event (La Fasta) was ordered to return half the ticket price to the 162 spectators who filed the lawsuit and pay compensation of 50,000 won (equivalent to about 38 euros at today’s exchange rate). .
The forward of the Italian champion “Crónica” remained on the bench throughout the match (3-3), against a team made up of the main players of the South Korean championship, played in July 2019.
In February, the South Korean court had sentenced the prosecutor – who will have collected around 4.4 million euros from ticket sales – to pay the equivalent of 280 euros for misleading advertising, to two of the approximately 65,000 supporters who saw the match .
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