The football association in South Korea has big trouble. It allegedly bribed referees from other countries. The association paid for visits to massage salons for them. In these salons, there were also sex services.
This probably happened between 2011 and 2012. It concerns at least 7 matches of the national team. One match was against the country Kuwait. South Korea won this match with 2 to 0.
Credit card bills prove the salon visits. One visit cost several hundred euros. A former worker says: That was normal back then. Referees even expected these gifts.
The government probably knew this already in 2016. But it did not publish it back then. In South Korea, sex for money is illegal. Also, football rules ban gifts to referees.
The police recently searched the association. There are more accusations against the bosses. It is also about the choice of the national coach. Hong Myung-bo allegedly got his job without a proper application.
