Extreme News reporter Wang Liangliang Huang Jiaqi
Since Li Tie, the former head coach of the Chinese men's football team, was investigated for more than two months, four more people have fallen from the sports world, Hu Guangyu, Liu Yi, Chen Yongliang and Li Yaguang have been officially announced that they have been investigated, and the Chinese sports world is setting off an anti-corruption storm.
The Football Association fell from the horse
On November 26 last year, the website of the Hubei Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection and Supervision reported that Li Tie, the former head coach of the Chinese national men's football team, was suspected of serious violations of the law and was currently under supervision and investigation by the discipline inspection and supervision team of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the State Supervision Commission stationed in the State General Administration of Sport and the Hubei Provincial Supervision Commission.
Li Tie (Infographic)
According to public information, Li Tie was born in Shenyang City, Liaoning Province in May 1977, entered Zhang Yin Football School at the age of 8 to receive professional football training, was selected for the Jianlibao team at the age of 16 and was sent to Brazil to study, and was recalled to China to join the national football team at the age of 20.
After retiring in May 2012, Li Tie successively served as assistant coach of Guangzhou Evergrande team, assistant coach of China men's national team, head coach of Huaxia Happiness Club team, head coach of Wuhan Zall Club team and head coach of national men's football selection team.
For more than two months, the results of the investigation into Li Tie's case have not yet come out, and two more people have fallen from the Chinese Football Association.
On the afternoon of January 19, the discipline inspection and supervision team of the State Supervision Commission of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the State General Administration of Sports issued a notice that Liu Yishen, member of the 11th Executive Committee of the Chinese Football Association and former secretary general, and Chen Yongliang, executive deputy secretary-general of the Chinese Football Association and director of the national team management department, were suspected of serious violations of discipline and law, and the two were officially announced on the same day for review and investigation.
Chen Yongliang and Li Tie (Infographic)
It is worth mentioning that four days before the official announcement was investigated, at the eighth meeting of the 11th Executive Committee of the Chinese Football Association held in Suzhou on January 15, Liu Yi was removed from the post of secretary general of the Chinese Football Association.
Liu Yi (Infographic)
At the meeting, Du Zhaocai, deputy director of the State General Administration of Sports and secretary of the Party Committee of the Chinese Football Association, said that football workers should effectively enhance their sense of mission, responsibility and urgency, jointly plan the development of Chinese football, take the new long march road of Chinese football, benchmark the goal of building a sports power by 2035, lie down and try the courage, really do hard work, and fight the battle of turning over Chinese football.
On the day that Liu Yishu and Chen Yongliang fell from the horse, the party committee of the Chinese Football Association held an enlarged meeting, and Du Zhaocai, deputy director of the General Administration of Sports and secretary of the party committee of the Chinese Football Association, Chen Jiayuan, chairman of the Chinese Football Association, and vice chairman and resident executive committee members of the association spoke one by one. Everyone unanimously said that the decision of the discipline inspection and supervision authorities to investigate Liu Yi and Chen Yongliang fully reflects the strong determination and firm will to resolutely implement the decision-making and deployment of the Party Central Committee and promote the anti-corruption struggle in the football field; It fully reflects the clear attitude of no forbidden areas, full coverage and zero tolerance in the field of football. The Chinese Football Association firmly supports and resolutely supports the discipline inspection and supervision authorities in investigating Liu Yi and Chen Yongliang.
Five people in the sports world were investigated in March
In addition to the Football Association, the anti-corruption storm also involves other areas of Chinese sports.
On January 9, the discipline inspection and supervision team of the State Supervision Commission of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the Beijing Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection and Supervision reported that Hu Guangyu, deputy director of the Department of Political Science and Law of the State General Administration of Sports, was suspected of serious violations of discipline and law, and was currently under examination and investigation by the discipline inspection and supervision team of the State Supervision Commission of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection stationed in the State General Administration of Sport and the Dongcheng District Supervision Commission of Beijing.
On February 2, the Chongqing Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection and Supervision announced that Li Yaguang, a former inspector of the Chongqing Municipal Sports Bureau, was suspected of serious violations of discipline and law and was currently undergoing disciplinary review and supervision and investigation by the Chongqing Municipal Commission for Discipline Inspection and Supervision.
Li Yaguang, 65 years old (born 1958), a native of Zhenjiang, Jiangsu Province, was selected for the Chinese men's basketball team in 1981 and participated in the men's basketball competition at the 1984 Summer Olympics and the 1988 Summer Olympics.
Li Yaguang (data map)
In 1988, Li Yaguang retired and took over the coaching of the Chinese women's basketball team, leading the team to the runner-up of the 1992 Barcelona Olympic Games as the head coach of the Chinese women's basketball team.
According to the official website of the Chongqing Municipal Government, in August 2018, Li Yaguang retired and was removed from the post of inspector and deputy director of the Chongqing Municipal Sports Bureau. During his tenure, he was in charge of competitive sports.
(Source: Polar Eye News)