Chinese Football Association Launches Investigation Into Its Officials Involved in South Korean 'Sexual Entertainment' Allegations

The Chinese Football Association (CFA) announced that it has launched an investigation into the circumstances surrounding CFA officials' involvement in the recently controversial sexual entertainment scandal involving the Korea Football Association (KFA).

Through social media today (August 19), the CFA stated, "Recently, South Korean media reported that in January 2012, the Korea Football Association provided 'improper entertainment' to three Chinese Football Association employees who were visiting South Korea for referee exchanges, which has drawn the attention of the domestic public."

It added, "The Chinese Football Association attaches great importance to this matter and has initiated an investigation into the relevant circumstances," and stated, "We will immediately announce the investigation results to the public to address social concerns."

According to data released on the 7th of this month by the office of Democratic Party of Korea lawmaker Jin Sun-mi, an investigation into corruption within the KFA revealed that in January 2012, the KFA provided massage parlor-related sexual entertainment to three Chinese Football Association officials visiting South Korea for referee exchanges (the head of the referee bureau, the person in charge of referee accounting, and the person in charge of referees).

According to the data, including this incident, the association provided inappropriate entertainment a total of eight times between March 2011 and March 2012, targeting foreign referees and others who officiated national team and Olympic team matches.

(Photo: Capture of Chinese Football Association Weibo, Yonhap News)
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