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South Korea FA apologises after sex scandal adds to controversies
The Korea Football Association (KFA) has issued a formal apology following intense public backlash over several controversies.
Ce qu'il faut retenir
- The KFA apologised for deep disappointment and concern caused by various controversies surrounding the association.
- The KFA provided inappropriate hospitality on eight occasions to foreign referees and Chinese Football Association officials in 2011 and 2012.
- The KFA was unaware of the historical referee hospitality incidents but did not deny they occurred.
- Police raided KFA headquarters as part of an investigation into the appointment of coach Hong Myung-bo.
The Korea Football Association (KFA) has issued a formal apology following intense public backlash over several controversies. The issues include allegations of unfair practices in appointing former head coach Hong Myung-bo, who resigned after South Korea's early World Cup exit, and newly surfaced reports from a 2016 government audit alleging the KFA provided sexual entertainment to foreign referees and Chinese Football Association officials in 2011 and 2012. The apology follows a police raid on KFA headquarters and a parliamentary hearing where officials were questioned about Hong's hiring and salary.
Leurs propres mots
“We sincerely apologise for the deep disappointment and concern caused by the various controversies surrounding the association in the wake of the 2026 World Cup”
“The association wishes to make clear that such improper conduct... is no longer taking place”
Les chiffres clés
- 1-0
- Score of South Korea's defeat to South Africa
- 8x
- Occasions KFA provided inappropriate hospitality to foreign officials
- 57
- Age of former defender and coach Hong Myung-bo
Le fil des événements
- Hong Myung-bo plays in home-soil World Cup
- Alleged sexual entertainment provided to foreign referees
- Government audit details inappropriate hospitality
- Hong Myung-bo appointed as head coach
- MPs summon Hong and KFA officials to hearing
- KFA posts official apology on its website
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