South Korea FA ‘said to have offered’ sexual services to foreign referees in 2011 | OneFootball

The Korea Football Association’s offices were raided on Thursday morning, with South Korean broadcaster JTBC reporting that the body had offered sexual services to visiting foreign referees in 2011.

The officials had travelled to the country to oversee qualifiers for the 2014 World Cup and the London 2012 Olympics, the report said.

It alleged arrangements for about 10 referees across seven fixtures, with payments made on corporate credit cards at venues in Seoul, Changwon and Ulsan.

The federation said there may have been unfortunate incidents 15 years ago, adding that strict internal guidelines have since been introduced and every effort is being made to prevent any repeat.

The broadcaster aired its report on 6 August.

Source: L'Équipe

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