South Korea FA apologises over ‘sexual services’ allegations

South Korea football association apologises over allegations relating to qualifiers for World Cup 2014 and the London 2012 Olympic Games. South Korea’s national football association has apologised after a media report alleged ⁠it had provided “sexual ⁠services” to foreign referees when they were in the country for international matches more than a decade ago. South Korean broadcaster JTBC reported ⁠on Thursday that the Korea Football Association (KFA) had provided such services to foreign referees on multiple occasions in 2011 and 2012, including when they ⁠were in the country for qualifying matches for the 2014 World Cup and the 2012 London Olympics. “We deeply apologise for causing concern over various issues involving the association, which emerged from a parliamentary hearing and an unprecedented search and seizure, and from reports about events from more than a decade ago, that even many within the organisation were unaware of,” the KFA said in a statement on Saturday.

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