Chinese authorities today announced an investigation into the chairman of the Chinese Football Association, Chen Xuyuan, for “suspected serious violations of the law”.
In a brief statement published by the Commission for Inspection and Supervision of Discipline – the anti-corruption body of communist party– from the central province of hubei indicates that Chen is being investigated by national authorities.
The nature of the alleged violations committed by Chenwho was elected president of the Association in August 2019.
The opening of the investigation against Chen It comes just four months after investigations began against the former coach of the men’s soccer team Li Tieone of the greatest legends of this sport in this country for his achievements as a player.
The former general secretary of the Association Liu Yi and the former manager of the management department of the national team Chen Yongliang they also face scrutiny from anti-corruption forces.
In recent months, the federation has pledged firmness against match-fixing, cheating and doping, described by the deputy head of the China Sports Administration. duzhaocai as the “three tumors” that threaten the development of good sports in Asian countries.
“There is still a long way to go in eradicating unhealthy practices in the world of football such as betting and in the training of officials,” the Commission for Inspection and Supervision of Discipline warned recently.
The famous journalist Hu Xijin He said on his Weibo account today that “the decline of Chinese football tells us that simply monitoring public opinion is not enough” and wondered: “Is Chinese football rotten to the core?”
The Chinese men’s national team, the target of harsh criticism from local fans, failed to qualify for the last world championship, as it had done since 2002, although that time they did not have to face the locals that power. South Korea and Japan because they are classified as hostesses.
For his part, the super league China has seen its crisis exacerbated by the covid-19 pandemic, but it has been on the rise for several years due, in part, to the fact that Chinese authorities are restricting the unbridled spending that has for some time spread among main team in the country, many of them have recently been involved in economic problems.
Source: La Verdad
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