South Korea crisis deepens over sexual favours scandal
Summary
South Korea’s football association has apologized after a report revealed that staff used KFA credit cards to pay for sexual services for foreign referees in the early 2010s. The scandal follows public anger over the national team’s poor performance at the 2026 World Cup and ongoing investigations into the association’s management.Key Facts
- The South Korean ministry of culture, sport and tourism released a report showing payments totaling about £2,927 were made for sexual favors using KFA credit cards.
- These payments were for foreign referees officiating matches involving South Korea in early 2010s international tournaments like the 2014 World Cup qualifiers and 2012 Olympics.
- The KFA tried to hide these expenses by reporting them as food, drinks, or massages.
- The KFA said this practice was common during that time but stated it does not happen anymore.
- Both the KFA president Chung Mong-gyu and the team manager Hong Myung-bo resigned earlier this year after poor World Cup results.
- The KFA headquarters were raided by police investigating possible obstruction related to Hong’s appointment as manager.
- There is a possibility the police probe will expand to include the sexual favors allegations.
- Park Ji-sung, a former national team captain, suggested expanding the voting base for KFA elections from about 200 to 20,000 people including semi-professionals.
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