Sports and judicial reports: Absences from the Belgian national team, a Korean golf gold medal, and a corruption case in Turkish arbitration.

Belgium will have to play without its captain Youri Tielemans and star midfielder Kevin De Bruyne when it visits France in the European Nations League on Monday, in a severe blow to its chances in the match.

The two players were suspended after each of them received a warning in two consecutive matches, and will have to serve a one-match suspension, which means they will miss the last match out of four in the Nations League, which is held over 10 days during the international break.

De Bruyne was the most prominent star in Belgium's 3-0 victory over its host Türkiye in Liege on Friday, but he received a yellow card in the final minutes of the match due to his excitement after being fouled.

Belgium coach Mark van Bommel said: “Kevin was just frustrated and, in my opinion, he did not even realize the consequences of the yellow card.”

Yesterday's victory was Van Bommel's second in his first three matches since taking over, but the match was not as easy as the result suggests.

“We were very careless in possession,” Van Bommel said. He added: “As a result, the competitor gave us the impression that he was capable of creating opportunities. “Before our second goal, we were unable to complete 20 consecutive passes.”

He continued: “It was like a table tennis match.” The ball continued to move between the two teams for a long time, without me ever feeling that we were going to lose.” He continued: “But I think you watched an interesting match.” That's not something you like to see as a coach. These things must be eliminated. “Then our level will improve and the opponent’s chances of staying in the match will decrease.”

De Bruyne (35 years old) scored two goals, while Belgium's all-time top scorer Romelu Lukaku (33 years old) came off the bench to score his 94th goal with his country's national team.

Van Bommel said about the veteran duo: “What they continue to provide for the national team is wonderful, not only for themselves, but for the rest of the team as well.” “When they are at their best, they push others forward.”

South Korean golfer Tom Kim won the gold medal at the Asian Games in Aichi-Nagoya on Saturday, securing a military service exemption, and also helped compatriots Moon Do-yeop and Kim Seung-hyun to a team silver medal behind China.

Kim scored 64 strokes in the final round, ending the tournament with a total of 262 strokes, or 18 strokes under par, three strokes ahead of local favorite Kazuki Higa, China's Ding Wen Yi, and Thailand's Sadom Kayukangana at Kasugai Country Club.

With no prize money, the continent's best players usually ignore the Asian Games, but there was a lot at stake for Kim. South Korea grants exemptions from military service to athletes who win a gold medal in the Asian Games, or any medal in the Olympic Games.

Able-bodied South Korean men usually perform military service for at least 18 months, as part of efforts to maintain a deterrent force against North Korea.

Moon, who has already completed his military service, talked about helping Kim obtain an exemption by winning team gold. “I want to play well so that our team gets the gold medal,” Moon said after the opening round. “And to ensure that they do not have to join the army.”

In fact, Kim secured the exemption on his own, having overcome jet lag from a flight from the United States, following his impressive run at the Presidents Cup. After he completed the final hole with a record number of strokes, his teammates and South Korean officials gathered around him to celebrate, pouring water on him in celebration.

The head of the Turkish Football Arbitration Board and four other people were placed in pre-trial detention, by a court decision, as part of a complex corruption case that is shaking the entire Turkish Federation, according to what the Anatolia News Agency announced on Saturday.

Ferhat Gundogdu, head of the Central Referees Authority of the Turkish Federation, and six other people appeared before a judge on Friday, against the backdrop of accusations of tampering with the mechanism for managing arbitration affairs. The court ordered the imprisonment of five of them, while the other two were granted conditional release, according to Anadolu.

They face several charges, including: “forgery of official documents,” “breach of trust,” and “unlawful acquisition of personal data.” The arrests came a year after the Turkish Federation suspended 149 referees in an illegal betting scandal.

Justice Minister Akin Gorlik said on Tuesday that prosecutors were examining allegations of “interference in the processes of classification, appointments, evaluations and promotions of referees, in addition to examinations of the laws.” Turkish newspaper Hurriyet reported that prosecutors believe the suspects illegally influenced referee rankings, promotion exams, and match appointments through falsifying documents and systematic intimidation.