Li Tie: China sentences former Everton star and national team coach to 20 years for corruption
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Li Tie: China sentences former Everton star and national team coach to 20 years for corruption

The Independent  

Sign up to Miguel Delaney’s Reading the Game newsletter sent straight to your inbox for free Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter Sign up to Miguel’s Delaney’s free weekly newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A Chinese court has sentenced former Everton midfielder Li Tie to 20 years in prison for giving and receiving bribes as Beijing intensifies its crackdown on corruption. Li, one of his country’s most prominent footballers to play in the English Premier League and former national team coach, was placed under investigation in 2022 for "serious violations of the law". The court in Xianning was told Li accepted over 50m yuan in bribes from 2019 to 2011 when he was coach of China’s national team. In exchange for the bribes, Li allegedly chose certain players for the national team and helped clubs win competitions and sign players.

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China jails former Premier League star Li Tie 20 years for corruption
1 week, 2 days ago

China jails former Premier League star Li Tie 20 years for corruption

Deccan Chronicle  

China on Friday jailed former Premier League star and men's national coach Li Tie for 20 years for bribery, snaring one of the country's greatest football figures in a sweeping government crackdown on corruption in sport.President Xi Jinping has waged an unrelenting campaign against deep-seated official corruption since coming to power over a decade ago.Anti-graft authorities took aim at the …

Ex-soccer executives get prison terms for corruption
1 week, 2 days ago

Ex-soccer executives get prison terms for corruption

China Daily  

Two more former senior soccer executives have received prison terms in Hubei province, as China's anti-corruption campaign in the sport continues. On Friday, Du Zhaocai, former deputy head of the General Administration of Sport of China and former vice-president of the Chinese Football Association, was sentenced to 14 years in prison for bribery, and fined 4 million yuan, the Wuhan …

Ex-soccer executives get prison terms for corruption
1 week, 2 days ago

Ex-soccer executives get prison terms for corruption

China Daily  

Two more former senior soccer executives have received prison terms in Hubei province, as China's anti-corruption campaign in the sport continues. On Friday, Du Zhaocai, former deputy head of the General Administration of Sport of China and former vice-president of the Chinese Football Association, was sentenced to 14 years in prison for bribery, and fined 4 million yuan, the Wuhan …

Former China men’s football team coach Li Tie sentenced to 20 years in jail for corruption
1 week, 3 days ago

Former China men’s football team coach Li Tie sentenced to 20 years in jail for corruption

The Hindu  

Former China men’s national football team coach Li Tie has been jailed for 20 years, state media reported Friday, following a lengthy trial on corruption charges. Former Everton player Li “was sentenced to a fixed-term imprisonment of 20 years at an initial trial”, state news agency Xinhua said, without giving further details. String of convictions Chinese authorities have announced a …

Li Tie: former Premier League soccer star sentenced to 20 years in Chinese prison for corruption
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1 week, 3 days ago

Li Tie: former Premier League soccer star sentenced to 20 years in Chinese prison for corruption

CNN  

Hong Kong CNN — A former Chinese soccer star and coach of the country’s national men’s team has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for corruption, state media reported on Friday. Despite leader Xi Jinping’s vision to turn China into a “world soccer superpower,” Chinese professional soccer has been mired with poor financial decision making, deep-rooted corruption and disappointing …

China sentences ex-Premier League footballer Li Tie to 20 years in prison
1 week, 3 days ago

China sentences ex-Premier League footballer Li Tie to 20 years in prison

Al Jazeera  

Former national team coach is the biggest name to be netted in China’s sweeping crackdown on corruption in sport. Li Tie, former coach of the Chinese national team who once played for the Everton Football Club in the English Premier League, has been jailed in China for 20 years on bribery charges as part of a crackdown on corruption in …

128 suspects arrested in violations of soccer gambling and bribery
3 months, 1 week ago

128 suspects arrested in violations of soccer gambling and bribery

China Daily  

A press conference on campaign to address match-fixing, gambling and bribery in China's professional football leagues is held in Dalian, Liaoning province on Tuesday. The latest wave of anti-corruption efforts in soccer has led to the apprehension of 128 suspects involved in infractions related to gambling, match-fixing, and bribery since 2022, in connection with 120 matches in China's domestic leagues, …

Two soccer officials face bribery charges
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Two soccer officials face bribery charges

China Daily  

Two former soccer officials stood on trial for multiple charges, including accepting bribes, in courts in central China's Hubei province on Monday. The People's Court of Shishou, Hubei, publicly heard the case of Qi Jun, former director of the strategic planning department of the Chinese Football Association, on charges of accepting bribes. In another case, the People's Court of Tongcheng …

Soccer body to welcome supervision
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Soccer body to welcome supervision

China Daily  

Want to help make soccer a cleaner and fairer sport? As part of China's ambitious soccer revival project, the Chinese Football Association has introduced a public supervision system, inviting ordinary fans, media representatives and local disciplinary inspectors to oversee daily operations of the sport's governing bodies at all levels and report any wrongdoings or disciplinary violations as whistleblowers. Qualified public …

Former China coach Li Tie goes on trial over bribery allegations
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Former China coach Li Tie goes on trial over bribery allegations

New Indian Express  

BEIJING, CHINA: Former China coach and ex-Everton midfielder Li Tie went on trial Thursday on allegations of bribery, state media said, part of a broader crackdown on corruption in football in the country. His former boss, the fallen Chinese Football Association chairman Chen Xuyuan, was jailed for life this week for taking bribes worth $11 million. Li, who was China …

Former China Football Federation president is sentenced to LIFE in prison as Chen Xuyuan is convicted of bribery as part of nation's crackdown on corruption in sport
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Former China Football Federation president is sentenced to LIFE in prison as Chen Xuyuan is convicted of bribery as part of nation's crackdown on corruption in sport

Daily Mail  

The former president of China's Football Federation, Chen Xuyuan, has been sentenced to life in prison for bribery, as reported by the country's state media. Former president of China 's Football Federation, Chen Xuyuan, has been sentenced to life in prison for bribery The investigation that led to Xuyuan's conviction covered a spell of illicit activities and malpractices during his …

China hands down terms of life to 8 years for sports officials convicted of taking bribes
8 months, 3 weeks ago

China hands down terms of life to 8 years for sports officials convicted of taking bribes

The Independent  

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China hands down terms of life to eight years for sports officials convicted of taking bribes
8 months, 3 weeks ago

China hands down terms of life to eight years for sports officials convicted of taking bribes

The Hindu  

The former president of the Chinese Football Association has been sentenced to life in prison amid a wide-ranging crackdown on sports corruption. Chinese courts on Tuesday handed down sentences of between eight years and life in prison to officials in the Communist Party-controlled sports programs, accusing them of taking bribes and committing other financial crimes. Other high-ranking officials sentenced to …

Former Everton midfielder is pictured confessing to corruption and match-fixing on Chinese TV - in an admission that led to him 'being sentenced to LIFE in prison' over £300,000 bribes
10 months ago

Former Everton midfielder is pictured confessing to corruption and match-fixing on Chinese TV - in an admission that led to him 'being sentenced to LIFE in prison' over £300,000 bribes

Daily Mail  

A former Everton midfielder has been pictured confessing to corruption and match-fixing on Chinese TV. Li Tie has been pictured confessing to corruption and match-fixing on Chinese TV The former Everton player has reportedly been sentenced to life imprisonment after admitting to paying bribes and fixing matches The China-based journalist and author Mark Dreyer said Li had been sentenced to …

Former Everton player 'sentenced to LIFE in prison' for corruption and match-fixing after confessing to paying over £300,000 in bribes to get national team post
10 months ago

Former Everton player 'sentenced to LIFE in prison' for corruption and match-fixing after confessing to paying over £300,000 in bribes to get national team post

Daily Mail  

Former Everton player Li Tie has reportedly been sentenced to life in prison in his native China for corruption. Li played 33 matches for Everton while on loan from Chinese club Liaoning during the 2002-03 season and played seven games the following season after signing permanently. The former Everton player Li Tie has reportedly been sentenced to life imprisonment after …

Former China Football Head Coach Reveals Paying Bribes For Job, Confesses To Match-Fixing
11 months, 1 week ago

Former China Football Head Coach Reveals Paying Bribes For Job, Confesses To Match-Fixing

News 18  

The former Chinese national football team coach has made a televised confession in which he admitted to paying hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes to secure the top job, as well as involvement in match-fixing. Li Tie, a former Everton midfielder who served as the national team’s head coach, was placed under investigation in 2022, accused by authorities of …

Former China football coach Li Tie charged with corruption
1 year, 4 months ago

Former China football coach Li Tie charged with corruption

The Hindu  

Former China football coach Li Tie has been charged with corruption offences, the country’s top public prosecutor said Wednesday, as the government cracks down on graft in the sports sector. A string of Chinese football officials have fallen under investigation since November for “serious violations of the law”, including football association chief Chen Xuyuan. Wednesday’s announcement about Li, one of …

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