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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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The GuardianThe Guardian

Former head of China football association jailed for life for taking bribes – state media

Former chairman Chen Xuyuan accepted millions in return for help with contracting, investment options and event management, state media report court as sayingThe former chief of China’s national football association, Chen Xuyuan, has been sentenced to life in prison for accepting bribes, state media reported on Tuesday, after one of the biggest anti-corruption probes in the sport in years.The severe sentence for Chen, 67, concludes an inquiry in…

1 month ago·London, United Kingdom
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The HinduThe Hindu

China hands down terms of life to eight years for sports officials convicted of taking bribes

Chen Xuyuan, the former CFA president, received a life sentence for helping fix matches and using his various positions to commit financial crimes, state media reported.

1 month ago·India
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The IndependentThe Independent

Chinese FA former boss jailed for life after accepting £8m in bribes

Former Everton player Lie Tie is also facing judgement after his time as national team manager

1 month ago·London, United Kingdom
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China hands down terms of life to 8 years for sports officials convicted of taking bribes

BEIJING (AP) — The former president of the Chinese Football Association has been sentenced to life in prison amid a wide-ranging crackdown on sports corruption.

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abc Newsabc News

China hands down terms of life to 8 years for sports officials convicted of taking bribes

The former president of the Chinese Football Association has been sentenced to life in prison amid a wide-ranging crackdown on sports corruption

1 month ago·United States
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China sentences ex-soccer chief to life in prison in latest crackdown on sports corruption

By Chris Lau, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — The former head of China’s official soccer association has been sentenced to life in prison by a court in the central Chinese province of Hubei, in the latest crackdown on the country’s corruption-plagued professional football league. The ex-soccer chief, Chen Xuyuan, was jailed on Tuesday alongside multiple senior sporting executives, according to state media, following a months-long investigation. Despite Ch…

1 month ago·Colorado Springs, United States
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