KFA Provided Sexual Entertainment to Foreign Referees 15 Years Ago, Including World Cup Qualifiers

It has been revealed that the Korea Football Association provided sexual entertainment to foreign referees on multiple occasions ahead of national team matches 14 to 15 years ago.

According to the football community on August 6, a lawmaker's office in the National Assembly confirmed that the KFA provided sexual entertainment to around 10 international referees between 2011 and 2012.

The sexual entertainment was provided to about 10 foreign referees and match commissioners across a total of 7 matches held in South Korea between March 2011 and March 2012, comprising 3 World Cup and Olympic qualifiers and 4 friendly matches.

KFA staff members paid hundreds of thousands of won, and in some cases over 1 million won, for sexual entertainment intended for the referees of those matches.

The matches included a qualifier for the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil against Kuwait in February 2012, a qualifier for the 2012 London Olympics against Oman in September 2011, and a London Olympics qualifier against Qatar in March 2012.

This fact was uncovered during an audit of the KFA by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism in 2016.

However, the matter was not made public at the time.

The referee sexual entertainment confirmed this time all took place during the tenure of former President Cho Chung-yeon.

An official from the KFA explained, "It is difficult to ascertain the exact details now as the document retention period has expired," adding, "We have now established and are strictly adhering to a thorough system regarding corporate cards."
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