The Korea Football Association vowed sweeping reforms and pledged to strengthen transparency and restore integrity within the organisation. (AFP pic)SEOUL : South Korea’s national football association apologised Saturday over allegations that it provided sexual entertainment to foreign referees before and after international matches held in the country between 2011 and 2012, Yonhap News Agency reported. The apology came after a 2016 government audit showed that the Korea Football Association (KFA) used corporate credit cards to pay for sexual entertainment for visiting referees at massage parlors and other adult establishments in Seoul and other cities that hosted international matches between March 2011 and March 2012. The KFA vowed sweeping reforms and pledged to strengthen transparency and restore integrity within the organisation to meet the public’s expectations. Earlier this week, police raided the KFA’s offices over allegations of irregularities in the 2024 appointment of Hong.