More than a few Chinese sports coaches and players have been subject to inquiries.  ,
Three additional former Chinese Football Association ( CFA ) officials received bribe-related jail sentences this week.
Liu Yi, the original CFA secretary general, received an 11-year statement and a 3.6 million yuan fine on Wednesday for accepting gifts.
That same day, Tan Hai, previous head of the CFA’s player management office, was jailed for six and a half times and received a 200, 000 yuan great even for corruption.  ,
Qi Jun, the CFA’s ex-chief of proper planning, was sentenced to seven years and slapped with a 600, 000 yuan good
Chen Xuyuan, the original CFA chief, was sentenced to life in prison in March for accepting money.
Li admitted to arranging 3 million yuan in money to become the head manager position in response to a video from the state broadcaster Video about widespread fraud in the Chinese sports industry.  ,
He claimed as a person that he detested meet fixing, but that he did it because he realized it would increase his team’s chances of winning and advance his career.  ,
” There were certain things that at the time were popular methods in football”, Li said.
” You become more and more eager for more accomplishment when you succeed in a bad way.” This next develops into a habit, and afterwards on, you also come to feel a little emphasis on it.
” HOW GREEDY WERE YOU”?
Li’s imprisonment has dominated social media platforms in China.
Users expressed surprise and disappointment over Li’s fall from grace, which was the information’ number one on Sina Weibo’s microblogging platform.  ,
Some lamented the state of the national game.  ,
” How selfish were you? ( This is ) second to life imprisonment”, commented one Weibo user, adding that Chinese football “was in such a state with such twisted values”.  ,
Another fan said that Li’s country’s sport team was in its “most convincing state” to define for the World Cup while he was the manager. She shared a picture from the CCTV video Li was featured in.  ,
” Just 20 years? Li destroyed the player lineup that (our ) nation had invested billions in, the fan wrote on Weibo.  ,
How long must Chinese sports fans wait before seeing such a strong group once more?