Li Tie: former Premier League soccer star sentenced to 20 years in Chinese prison for corruption
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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 performance. In 2022, after China’s national men’s team suffered a disappointing elimination in the preliminary stage of the FIFA World Cup in Qatar, the country’s anti-graft agency launched a far-reaching investigation into bribery and match-fixing in Chinese professional soccer. Many Chinese soccer fans had hoped that Li, once the pride of Chinese soccer, could lead the men’s national soccer team into the World Cup when he was appointed the head coach in January 2020.

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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 …

Li Tie: China sentences former Everton star and national team coach to 20 years for corruption
1 week, 3 days ago

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Supervision only way to break soccer's corruption cycle
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Supervision only way to break soccer's corruption cycle

China Daily  

Several senior officials in the country's soccer administrative system were sentenced to prison after being found guilty of corruption and power abuses on Tuesday. But since this has been the third large-scale anti-graft campaign in the soccer sector over the past 30 years, during which the Chinese national soccer team has fallen in FIFA rankings from around 40th to around …

Supervision only way to break soccer's corruption cycle
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Supervision only way to break soccer's corruption cycle

China Daily  

Several senior officials in the country's soccer administrative system were sentenced to prison after being found guilty of corruption and power abuses on Tuesday. But since this has been the third large-scale anti-graft campaign in the soccer sector over the past 30 years, during which the Chinese national soccer team has fallen in FIFA rankings from around 40th to around …

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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