The former president of the Chinese Football Association was sentenced to Life imprisonmentas he confessed that was bribed with large sums. THE Chen Suyan try to get “undue advantages to several football clubs and local football associations, thereby seriously undermining fair competition and order in the football industry“, reports the newspaper “People’s Daily”.
As a result, a court in Hubei province sentenced the 67-year-old man to “life imprisonment for bribery, lifelong disenfranchisement and confiscation of all personal property“, it is clarified in the relevant publication.
Accused that received more than 81 million yuan (US$10.4 million) of bribes, Suyan admitted his guilt and expressed remorse. In a documentary aired last January by public broadcaster CCTV, Suyan confessed to taking bribes from players in the football world who wanted to curry his favor.
Suyan was the head of the Chinese Football Association from 2019 to 2023. As it turned out, he had received two million yuan to offer former national team coach Li Tai the position of head of the Chinese team, according to the prosecution.
In the CCTV documentary, Suyan admitted that he had been unable to enforce anti-corruption rules during his tenure, implying that this amounted to an investigation of himself and the people he was beholden to: “Fans can accept the fact that the level of Chinese football is bad. But don’t condone corruption. I would like to deeply apologize to all Chinese fans».
Source: Sport Fm
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