FC Seoul in South Korea has been forced to apologise after fans accused the club of using sex dolls to fill the empty stands.
FC Seoul had the dolls spread around the stands to replace supporters, who were not allowed to attend the game against Gwangju due to the coronavirus.
The K-League club insisted they were "premium mannequins" rather than sex dolls - but did admit they came from a supplier that produces sex toys.
The club said it had been the victim of a mix-up, insisting it had checked with the supplier and received assurances that the dolls were not intended for sexual use.
FC Seoul issued a statement on Monday saying the supplier had told them the dolls were not "adult products" but apologised for failing to check.
"We had confirmed that the mannequins were made as if they were real but had nothing to do with adult products.
"But the problem was we failed to make detailed checks, which is our fault without a doubt."
"We would like to apologise to the fans, we are deeply sorry.”
"Our intention was to do something light-hearted in these difficult times.
"We will think hard about what we need to do to ensure that something like this never happens again."
In total, there were 30 mannequins - 28 of them female, and two of them male.
The 2020 K League season got underway on May 8th after its start date in February was delayed because of the COVID-19 outbreak.
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