Besides holding his CFA post, Li was the party secretary and head of Shanghai’s Jinshan district, and held several other senior roles during those years. In its verdict, an intermediate court in central China’s Hubei province said that that Li did favours for football clubs facing relegation, and also helped companies to secure construction projects … Read more
A number of senior Chinese sports officials have been jailed for corruption, including a former chairman of the Chinese Football Association (CFA) who was given a life sentence. The sentences are the result of an investigation into sports corruption that began in 2022 and has snared a number of senior figures. As well as the … Read more
“The corruption in Chinese football does not only exist in certain individual areas – it’s everywhere, in each and every aspect,” Chen said in the CCTV documentary on Tuesday. Chen, who was charged with bribery in September, said he had received a “congratulatory” 300,000 yuan (US$42,000) each from two club officials the night before he … Read more
