South Korea's football association apologized following reports that it provided inappropriate entertainment, including massage parlor visits with sexual services, to foreign referees in 2011 and 2012.
The Korea Football Association apologized after a government audit revealed corporate credit cards were used to pay for sexual entertainment for foreign referees between 2011 and 2012.
South Korea's football governing body faces allegations of arranging sexual services for foreign referees in 2011-2012 to influence match outcomes, amid ongoing police investigation into coaching appointment irregularities.
A 2016 government audit reveals the Korea Football Association (KFA) provided sexual entertainment to foreign referees at adult establishments using corporate credit cards between 2011-2012, during international matches including Olympic and World Cup qualifiers.
South Korean police raided the Korea Football Association headquarters to investigate allegations of obstruction of business in the recruitment of former coach Hong Myung-bo following a disappointing World Cup campaign.
Police in South Korea raided the offices of the Korea Football Association on Thursday regarding alleged irregularities in the July 2024 appointment of former men's national team coach Hong Myung-bo.
Chung Mong-gyu has resigned as president of the Korea Football Association (KFA) after presiding over his final meeting. He had been in the role since January 2013 and faced criticism over the hiring of the national team coach and other irregularities.
