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Six teams in South Korea's women's league are threatening to boycott the new season unless Seoul City striker Park Eun-Seon has a gender test.
Park, who appeared for South Korea in the 2003 Women's World Cup and the 2004 Olympics, was the league's top scorer last season with 19 goals in 22 games.
The Korea Football Association said 26-year-old Park passed a gender test when she was 15.
"We have no intention of accepting the gender verification test just to stop the boycott," said Seoul Sports Council general secretary Kim Joon-Soo.
"But if it is needed for Park to compete in an international game and under specific regulations of FIFA, we will consider it."
Park's gender was previously questioned by China prior to the AFC Women's Asian Cup in 2010. South Korea decided against selecting her for the tournament.
"This is a serious violation of human rights that she's suffering for a second time," said Kim.
"The question regarding Park's gender identity shall never be raised again. The city of Seoul will take all necessary measures to protect our player's human rights."
Park wrote on her Facebook page that she felt "humiliated".
"I have gone through the gender examination thing several times," she stated. "I did it in a World Cup, in an Olympics and in several others and there were no problems.
"I've worked so hard to get to this point, and I will not give up easily. I know what these people are trying to do, and I won't fall down."
Park, who appeared for South Korea in the 2003 Women's World Cup and the 2004 Olympics, was the league's top scorer last season with 19 goals in 22 games.
The Korea Football Association said 26-year-old Park passed a gender test when she was 15.
"We have no intention of accepting the gender verification test just to stop the boycott," said Seoul Sports Council general secretary Kim Joon-Soo.
"But if it is needed for Park to compete in an international game and under specific regulations of FIFA, we will consider it."
Park's gender was previously questioned by China prior to the AFC Women's Asian Cup in 2010. South Korea decided against selecting her for the tournament.
"This is a serious violation of human rights that she's suffering for a second time," said Kim.
"The question regarding Park's gender identity shall never be raised again. The city of Seoul will take all necessary measures to protect our player's human rights."
Park wrote on her Facebook page that she felt "humiliated".
"I have gone through the gender examination thing several times," she stated. "I did it in a World Cup, in an Olympics and in several others and there were no problems.
"I've worked so hard to get to this point, and I will not give up easily. I know what these people are trying to do, and I won't fall down."
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