China investigates two football association staffers
1 year, 5 months ago

China investigates two football association staffers

The Hindu  

Two senior staffers of the Chinese Football Association have been put under investigation for suspected serious violations of discipline and law, China’s sports regulator said on Saturday. The staffers are Qi Jun, head of the CFA’s strategic planning department, and Tan Hai, director of the CFA’s technical department, China’s General Administration of Sports said in two statements. China’s men’s national team, despite investment, an array of coaches, both foreign and domestic, has only qualified for one World Cup, in 2002, when it lost all three matches and failed to score a goal. The women’s team, however, has a much better record and begins its World Cup campaign on Saturday against Denmark in Perth, Australia.

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128 suspects arrested in violations of soccer gambling and bribery
4 months ago

128 suspects arrested in violations of soccer gambling and bribery

China Daily  

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Two soccer officials face bribery charges
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Two soccer officials face bribery charges

China Daily  

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Supervision only way to break soccer's corruption cycle
9 months, 2 weeks ago

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China Daily  

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Supervision only way to break soccer's corruption cycle
9 months, 2 weeks ago

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China Daily  

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Docuseries tackles corruption in soccer
1 year ago

Docuseries tackles corruption in soccer

China Daily  

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Former FIFA Council member investigated for ‘serious violations’ of law
1 year, 9 months ago

Former FIFA Council member investigated for ‘serious violations’ of law

The Hindu  

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