Suspected of 5 charges, former head coach of China's national men's football team, Li Tie, has been prosecuted and investigated. Investigation has ended | bribery | former head coach
The former head coach of the Chinese national men's football team, Li Tie, was suspected of bribery, bribery, bribery by units, bribery of non-state personnel, and bribery of non-state personnel. The investigation was conducted by the Chibi City Supervision Committee and the Chibi City Public Security Bureau in Hubei Province, and the case was transferred to the procuratorial organs for review and prosecution. Designated by the People's Procuratorate of Hubei Province, the case will be reviewed and prosecuted by the People's Procuratorate of Xianning City. Recently, the People's Procuratorate of Xianning City has filed a public prosecution with the Intermediate People's Court of Xianning City in accordance with the law.
According to public information, Li Tie was born on May 18, 1977 in Shenyang, Liaoning Province. He is a former Chinese professional football player and plays as a midfielder. After retiring as an athlete, he has coached and served as a manager at clubs such as Guangzhou Evergrande, Hebei Huaxia Happiness, and Wuhan Zhuoer.
From January 2020 to December 2021, Li Tie served as the head coach of the Chinese national men's football team, but resigned due to poor performance in the Asian quarter finals of the World Cup qualifiers.
On the morning of November 26, 2022, the Hubei Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection and Supervision announced that Li Tie is suspected of serious violations and is currently under investigation by the Discipline Inspection and Supervision Team of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the National Supervisory Commission stationed at the General Administration of Sport and the Hubei Provincial Supervisory Commission.
After Li Tie was investigated, the Chinese football industry ushered in a new round of anti-corruption storms. Up to now, more than ten people, including Du Zhaocai, former deputy director of the General Administration of Sport of China, former party secretary of the Chinese Football Association, and former chairman of the Chinese Football Association, Chen Xuyuan, have successively fallen from power.
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On November 26, 2022, the website of the Hubei Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection and Supervision announced that Li Tie, the former head coach of the Chinese National Men's Football Team, was suspected of serious violations of the law and is currently under investigation by the disciplinary inspection and supervision team of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the National Supervisory Commission stationed at the General Administration of Sport and the Hubei Provincial Supervisory Commission. "Pulling out carrots brings out mud," which has sparked a "domino card" in football's anti-corruption efforts. Over the past 249 days, let's take a look at how Chinese football is "scraping bones and treating toxins.".
On January 19, 2023, Chen Yongliang, Executive Deputy Secretary General and Minister of State Administration of the Chinese Football Association, was under investigation and review.
On the same day, according to the website of the General Administration of Sport of China, Liu Yi, Executive Committee Member and former Secretary General of the Chinese Football Association, was under supervision and investigation.
It is worth mentioning that at the 8th meeting of the 11th Executive Committee of the Chinese Football Association held in Suzhou on January 15th, the meeting decided to dismiss Liu Yi from the position of Secretary General of the Chinese Football Association.
On the evening of February 14th, the website of the Hubei Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection and Supervision announced that Chen Xuyuan, the Chairman and Deputy Secretary of the Party Committee of the Chinese Football Association, is suspected of serious violations of discipline and law and is currently under investigation by the Discipline Inspection and Supervision Group of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the National Supervisory Commission stationed at the General Administration of Sport and the Hubei Provincial Supervisory Commission.
At the beginning of his tenure as the President of the Chinese Football Association, Chen Xuyuan repeatedly emphasized, "From the perspective of the Football Association itself, we must dare to take responsibility. Only by daring to take responsibility can we truly achieve legal autonomy." He also made a statement, "Solidly consolidate the foundation of China's football development, and honestly follow the laws of football development." Looking back at Chen Xuyuan's remarks, it is truly lamentable.
On February 15th, the Party Committee of the Chinese Football Association held an expanded meeting, stating that the Party Committee of the Chinese Football Association and the Chinese Football Association firmly support and support the disciplinary inspection and supervision organs in conducting an investigation into Chen Xuyuan.
On February 16th, the Supreme People's Procuratorate announced that former Director of the Ministry of Education, Wang Dengfeng, had been arrested. From 2014 to 2019, Wang Dengfeng served as Vice Chairman of the Chinese Football Association.
On March 24th, two officials of the Chinese Football Association were simultaneously investigated: Huang Song, the Minister of the Competition Department of the Chinese Football Association, was under review and investigation, and Wang Xiaoping, the Director of the Discipline Committee of the Chinese Football Association, was under supervision and investigation.
On March 29, 2023, Yu Hongchen, Chairman of the China Athletics Association, and Dong Zheng, former General Manager of the Chinese Super League Limited Liability Company, were investigated.
On April 1, 2023, Du Zhaocai, a member of the Party Group and Deputy Director of the General Administration of Sport of China, was investigated and responsible for football related work.
On April 28, 2023, Li Yuyi, former vice president of the Chinese Football Association, and Ma Chengquan, former chairman of the Chinese Super League Limited Liability Company, were investigated.
On July 22, 2023, Tan Hai, Minister of Technology of the Chinese Football Association, and Qi Jun, Minister of Strategic Planning of the Chinese Football Association, were investigated.