South Korea allegedly provided sexual entertainment to three Chinese Football Association officials! Paid 4,300 yuan, investigation report revealed.

On August 19, Beijing time, an investigation report produced a decade ago by South Korea's Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism regarding issues related to the Korea Football Association was made public.

The report further revealed that on January 18, 2012, three Chinese Football Association staff members, who were in South Korea for a referee exchange initiative, were provided with "inappropriate (sexual) entertainment" by the Korean football body.

It is reported that, just before the 2012 Spring Festival, the Chinese Football Association sent representatives to South Korea to discuss cooperation with the Korean Football Association. At that time, both sides agreed to implement a "round-by-round exchange of referees" for the season.

This meant that Korean referees would officiate in the Chinese Super League and China League One, while Chinese referees would go to South Korea to officiate in K League 1 and K League 2.

The "sexual entertainment" scandal occurred during this period. According to South Korean media reports, the three Chinese Football Association officials visiting South Korea held the following positions: head of the referee department, head of accounting, and head of referee affairs.

The Korean Football Association provided the three individuals with such services at a massage parlor located in Yeoksam-dong, Gangnam District, Seoul, and paid 900,000 South Korean won (approximately 4,300 yuan) using the association's corporate card.

The report also indicated that this was not the only time the Korean Football Association arranged similar hospitality for foreign referees or football-related personnel.

Between 2011 and 2012, multiple groups of individuals who traveled to South Korea for international match officiating or referee exchange programs were included in the investigation records, including four Japanese referees. As the controversy expanded, the Japan Football Association has launched an investigation into the matter.