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Former China football chief given life sentence for 'huge' bribery

  • The former chairman of the Chinese Football Association has been sentenced to life in prison for accepting bribes worth $11 million.
  • A crackdown on official graft under President Xi Jinping has led to a string of sports officials being jailed for corruption.
  • The sports industry in China, especially football, has been heavily impacted by the anti-corruption measures.
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بكين (أ ف ب) حُكم على الرئيس السابق للاتحاد الصيني لكرة القدم بالسجن مدى الحياة لقبوله رشى بقيمة 11 مليون دولار، في حين تم سجن عدد كبير من المسؤولين الرياضيين بتهمة الفساد، حسب ما افادت وسائل اعلام رسمية الثلاثاء، تُشنّ في عهد الرئيس الصيني الحالي شي جينبينج، حملة واسعة النطاق ضد الفساد الرياضي في البلاد وتحديداً في كرة القدم.وأطلقت السلطات الوطنية لمكافحة الفساد تحقيقاً في نهاية 2022، أدى الى استقالة نحو عشرة من كبار المسؤولين في الاتحاد المحلّ…

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L’ancien président de l’Association chinoise de football a été condamné à la prison à vie pour avoir accepté des pots-de-vin. Dans le milieu, il n’est ni le premier ni le dernier à subir les foudres de la justiceC’était il y a exactement 8 ans. Lors du mercato d’hiver 2016, de nombreux grands noms du football mondial avaient accepté un transfert en Chine, attirés par des salaires mirobolants et la promesse de participer à l’essor d’une nouvelle …

·Geneva, Switzerland
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Lean Right

Chen Xuyuan, former chairman of the Chinese Football Association, sentenced to life imprisonment for, among other things, match-fixing and bribery.

·Stockholm, Sweden
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The former president of the Chinese Football Association, Chen Xuyuan, has been sentenced to life imprisonment for using his position in the association to make money.

·Copenhagen, Denmark
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Winnipeg Free Press broke the news in Winnipeg, Canada on Tuesday, March 26, 2024.
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