Augsburg's Ji Dong-Won bumps fists with Borussia Dortmund's Roman Weidenfeller after the German first division Bundesliga soccer match in Dortmund January 25, 2014. REUTERS/Ina Fassbender
(Reuters) - Sunderland say a technical error led to South Korea international Ji Dong-won appearing for the club when he was not eligible.
The striker played in four Premier League matches and one Capital One (League) Cup fixture, when the club had not been given international clearance for him after he returned from a loan spell at German side Augsburg.
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