Data sorting out the results of anti-corruption in football in these 324 days, the Football Association elected a new chairman
On October 16, the new National Football Congress was held in Beijing. Song Kai, deputy leader of the preparatory group for the reelection of the Chinese Football Association and director of the Liaoning Provincial Sports Bureau, was officially elected as the new chairman of the Football Association.
At the same time, the anti-corruption storm in Chinese football is getting more intense.
This round of anti-corruption has been going on for 324 days since Li Tie, the former head coach of the Chinese men’s football team, was investigated at the end of November last year.
At present, this storm has expanded to the entire football circle and even spread to other sports fields. Among the 17 people investigated and punished, the number of people in the football field is still the largest, reaching 14. If you are an old football fan, you must still remember the anti-corruption storm in football in 2009, when 57 people were imprisoned. What is the difference between this round of anti-corruption storm and 14 years ago? Why does corruption in football continue to be banned?
First of all, compared with 14 years ago, the anti-corruption intensity is greater this time.
Not only are the personnel involved in the investigation intensive, but a multi-line parallel case handling approach has been formed, from the Provincial Supervision Commission to the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the National Supervision Commission.
Secondly, the officials involved in the case have a higher level. Compared with the highest level of those investigated and dealt with in 2009, which was only two at the department and bureau level, the highest position of those arrested in this round of anti-corruption has reached the deputy ministerial level, and there have been three people at the department and bureau level.
Although the amount involved has not been announced, it is estimated to be much higher than that in 2009. In 2009, the highest amount involved in the case involving Xie Yalong and Nan Yong was about 1.2 million. As China's professional leagues entered the gold-dollar era in 2011, football player transfer fees were priced in billions of dollars, and it is not surprising that the amount involved was "multiple zeros" higher than before.
The anti-corruption campaign in football has been going on for more than 20 years. The hidden pain that is difficult to eradicate from corruption lies in imperfect management systems and operating mechanisms, which lead to excessive concentration of power and lack of supervision.
Take the 14 people investigated this time as an example. Their professional resumes in football involve the four major institutions of Chinese football management - the State Sports General Administration, the Chinese Football Association, the Chinese Men's National Football Team and the Chinese Super League. Judging from the relationship between these four institutions and 16 football clubs, the power to manage and supervise events, various economic activities and athlete ratings is highly concentrated in the Football Association.
In 2015, the Football Association and the General Administration of Sports officially decoupled, but representatives from the State Sports General Administration still entered the Football Association's management to provide "business guidance and supervision."
Du Zhaocai, who was double fired this time, turned out to be the deputy director of the State Sports General Administration and concurrently secretary of the Party Committee of the Football Association.
Although the starting point of this round of anti-corruption was Li Tie, the former head coach of the men's football team, the 14 people currently being investigated and punished are actually centered on Du Zhaocai and Chen Xuyuan.
Li Tie, Huang Song, Liu Yi, Chen Yongliang, etc. who were investigated successively were all promoted by Chen and Du. Liu Jun, Li Yuyi, Ma Chengquan, Dong Zheng and others who successively served as management of the Chinese Super League also had direct relations with the management of the Football Association. or indirect contact.
In the Chinese Super League, which is responsible for advertising cooperation and commercial promotion, there are also phenomena where the management of the Football Association also serves as the chairman of the Chinese Super League, or they join the Chinese Super League as management after leaving the Football Association, which creates more room for corruption.
From one person committing the crime to 14 people being brought to justice, the amount of crime may increase exponentially, and the intensity of corruption deserves attention.
As the anti-corruption storm continues to advance, we sincerely hope that this time the anti-corruption campaign in football can be brought to an end instead of a comma, and that Chinese football can usher in a clear future and stop chilling the people who love Chinese football.
