A 2016 government audit says the Korea Football Association used corporate cards for adult venues between March 2011 and March 2012
KFA paid for sexual entertainment for foreign referees, audit finds
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The audit report, compiled by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism in 2016, said the Korea Football Association used corporate credit cards to pay for sexual entertainment for visiting referees at massage parlors and other adult establishments in Seoul and other cities that hosted international matches between March 2011 and March 2012. The report surfaced only hours after police raided the KFA headquarters in Cheonan, some 90 kilometers south of Seoul, as part of a probe into the KFA's 2024 appointment of ex-men's national team head coach Hong Myung-bo. Police seized documents that they believe will help them determine whether there had been any improper meddling and obstruction by KFA leaders, including its former chief Chung Mong-gyu, during the coaching hiring process.
Furthermore, Former KFA officials told the broadcaster that those international referees specifically asked to be served at adult establishments and that it was "a common practice at the time" to oblige them. JTBC was the first to report on this case Thursday.
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The audit report, compiled by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism in 2016, said the Korea Football Association used corporate credit cards to pay for sexual entertainment for visiting referees at massage parlors and other adult establishments in Seoul and other cities that hosted international matches between March 2011 and March 2012.
reliability low1/2 sourcesThe report surfaced only hours after police raided the KFA headquarters in Cheonan, some 90 kilometers south of Seoul, as part of a probe into the KFA's 2024 appointment of ex-men's national team head coach Hong Myung-bo.
reliability low1/2 sourcesPolice seized documents that they believe will help them determine whether there had been any improper meddling and obstruction by KFA leaders, including its former chief Chung Mong-gyu, during the coaching hiring process.
reliability low1/2 sourcesFormer KFA officials told the broadcaster that those international referees specifically asked to be served at adult establishments and that it was "a common practice at the time" to oblige them.
reliability low1/2 sourcesJTBC was the first to report on this case Thursday.
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