SEOUL, May 28: South Korean police will take action against a Senegalese World Cup footballer for stealing a $240 gold necklace from a shop, a news report said.

Yonhap national news agency said the unnamed player allegedly took the necklace while the owner of the store in the southern city of Daegu was talking with other customers.

Police detained the player after the owner carried out an inventory check and alerted the authorities.

According to Yonhap, the player admitted the offence and will face proceedings but was released without being formally arrested.

HOOLIGANS DEPORTED

TOKYO: Two British men were deported from Japan on Tuesday, the first time that foreign fans who came to the country for the World Cup were sent back amid fears that they may cause trouble at the upcoming tournament.

The two, whose names have been withheld, were detained at Tokyo’s Narita International Airport on Sunday shortly after arriving on a flight from Istanbul.

One of the two was among soccer fans whose profiles were provided by foreign authorities.

The men were put on a Turkish Airlines flight and sent back to Istanbul, an immigration official said.—AFP/Reuters

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