Those banned include three former China internationals and South Korean World Cup player Son Jun-ho.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
China.- Some 43 people have been banned from Chinese football for life for alleged gambling and match-fixing. They include former China internationals as well as former South Korean international Son Jun-ho.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Some 128 people were subject to a two-year investigation into illicit gambling and match-fixing in Chinese domestic sports. Son, who played for Shandong Taishan in the Chinese Super League, was accused of participating in match-fixing and accepting bribes. Jin Jingdao and Chinese internationals Guo Tianyu and Gu Chao were also banned for similar offences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Chinese Football Association (CFA) itself has been facing scrutiny due to cases of corruption. Former chairman Chen Xuyuan was given a life sentence in March for accepting bribes amounting to RMB81.03m (US$11m). In the same month, Li Tie, the former head coach of China’s national team, admitted accepting over US$10.7m in bribes and helping to fix matches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Gou Zhongwen, the former director of the General Administration of Sport of China, has been investigated for corruption and Li Yuyi, a former vice-president of the Chinese Football Association, received an 11-year jail sentence for accepting bribes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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