The apology followed a police raid on KFA headquarters as part of an investigation into the appointment of the former defender Hong, 57, who played at the 2002 World Cup on home soil.
Questions had already dogged the KFA over Hong’s appointment in 2024, but scrutiny intensified after the team failed to reach the last 32.
South Korean MPs summoned Hong and former and current KFA officials to a parliamentary hearing on July 30, questioning them about the hiring process and Hong’s annual salary.
Then came the allegations of foreign referees being provided with sexual entertainment in 2011-12.
The 2016 government audit, reported by local broadcaster JTBC, found that the KFA had provided “inappropriate hospitality” on eight occasions to foreign referees and officials from the Chinese Football Association.
Social media users have since circulated a list of foreign referees who officiated South Korea’s matches during that time.
The KFA’s apology said many within the association had been “unaware” of the incidents, but did not deny they happened.
“The association wishes to make clear that such improper conduct… is no longer taking place,” it said.
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