Referee Massage Parlor Scandal May Taint Korea’s 2002 World Cup Finish
Some people are beginning to connect the dots in regards to referee massage parlor scandal:
Some foreign media outlets, especially those in Japan, which co-hosted the 2002 World Cup with Korea, have been reporting on the latest allegations, which were made public last week and were revealed through a 2016 Korean government audit. The audit showed the KFA’s corporate credit cards were allegedly used to pay for sex services for visiting foreign referees at massage parlors and sexual entertainment facilities in Seoul and other cities that hosted international matches between March 2011 and March 2012.
These reports revived allegations that Korean officials bribed referees during the 2002 World Cup.
“During the 2002 Korea-Japan World Cup, dubious referee calls in the knockout matches against Italy and Spain sparked referee bribery allegations from Western media outlets, including The Guardian and The New York Times,” Zak II, an online outlet by Sankei Shimbun, reported on Friday.
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KFA, probably:
“Referee Massage Parlor Scandal May Taint Korea’s 2002 World Cup Finish”
Wrasslin’s fake.
Sports is for idiots to keep them out of the way of smart people with bad intentions.
Politics is the only sport¹.
The punishment for ignoring it is to be ruled by smart people with bad intentions.
¹and cage fighting