Exposure of the game-rigging scandal in the League 2 Indonesia is tantamount to a public announcement to the world: Indonesian soccer is once again covered in mud, as of old.

It is so ironic. The duplicitous act was carried out after the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) last November awarded a bronze medal for “best” competition to the League 1 Indonesia games. What makes it so painful is, the acute ailment recurred just as Indones