This undated file photo, provided by Pohang Steelers, shows the football club's home stadium, Pohang Steel Yard, in Pohang, North Gyeongsang Province. Yonhap
The top national football league announced Friday it has banned matches at a stadium in the southeastern city of Pohang until further notice due to safety concerns.
The Korea Professional Football League (K League) said Pohang Steelers will not be allowed to play their two remaining K League 1 home matches for August at Pohang Steel Yard in Pohang, some 270 kilometers southeast of Seoul, while safety checks are carried out at the venue.
Those two matches are against Bucheon 1995 on Aug. 22 and against Gangwon FC on Aug. 30.
The decision was reached in response to an incident during a league match last Saturday at the 36-year-old stadium, where a piece of concrete fell from the ceiling and injured a fan.
