# South Korean media report football association offered ‘sexual services’ to foreign referees

https://mins.news/en/item/16846

- NHK News, 2026-08-08 09:38 UTC
- Sports
- Original: https://news.web.nhk/newsweb/na/na-k10015200271000

> Several South Korean media outlets reported that the country’s football association had provided “sexual services” to foreign referees and others, including Japanese officials who handled international matches involving the national team. The association apologised on the 8th amid the continuing uproar. Criticism of its organisational management has been mounting.

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