Referee bribery scandal set to fade into history
The issue of Korean Football Association (KFA) and the bribery of foreign referees looks set to fade into history, unless more lurid details emerge in the weeks and months to come. Earlier this summer, a leaked government audit revealed that officials who had come to Korea in 2010 and 2011 to oversee qualification games for the 2012 London Olympics and the 2014 World Cup were provided "sexual…
The Korea Times reports that a bribery scandal involving Korean Football Association (KFA) officials and foreign referees appears to be fading into history, barring any new revelations. The controversy surfaced earlier this summer when a leaked government audit disclosed that KFA officials provided sexual entertainment for those overseeing qualification games for the 2012 London Olympics and 2014 World Cup in 2010 and 2011, with payments made using a corporate credit card.
Despite this, the National Police Agency stated that the statute of limitations has expired for charges related to facilitating prostitution, making further legal action unlikely. While the possibility of international soccer bodies, such as FIFA, taking action remains, no official comment has been made yet.
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