Recently, the football world has made another storm. Du Zhaocai, a member of the leading party group and deputy director of the State General Administration of Sports, was investigated, becoming the highest-ranking official to fall from office since the start of the anti-corruption campaign in football last year. This is the ninth important person to be investigated in 141 days.
As a leading sport in mainland China, the corruption of football has always attracted much attention. Since the reform and opening up, the development of football has gone through several twists and turns, and considerable progress has been made, but at the same time, a large number of unhealthy tendencies have also been bred. Black whistles and match-fixing in football, corruption by referees, trading of power and money by the management of the football association... These bad habits, under the dual suppression of reality and the Internet, gradually emerged.
However, the "Governance Football" campaign, which is themed around the fight against corruption, has given goodwill spectators and football lovers a lot of hope. From Li Tie, the former head coach of the Chinese men's football team, to Chen Jiayuan, president of the Chinese Football Association, to Du Zhaocai, who recently fell from the horse, more and more people have been picked out. This is undoubtedly a strong impetus to the football reform process, and it also shows the determination and perseverance in the fight against corruption.
The fight against corruption is not easy. From the special rectification cases of Jiangsu football and football associations to the mobile inspection of the party group of the State General Administration of Sports, they all demonstrate our perseverance and courage in fighting corruption. Without the dream and determination to fight corruption, the achievements and progress of today's football reform would not have been possible.
We must take advantage of the hardships in the fight against corruption, uphold the heart of pure justice, demand ourselves with stricter standards, and establish a good governance mechanism in this important field of football. We need to carry out a comprehensive and in-depth inventory in football, confront the dark side of football and give it the power to reinvigorate. I believe that through the continuous fight against corruption, the football world will become healthier, more fair and more transparent.
Today, Du Zhaocai fell from the horse, which once again stimulated the nerves of the entire football circle. However, this incident also shows us the determination of the Party Central Committee to deepen the comprehensive and strict management of the Party and resolutely crack down on corruption. Football's anti-corruption campaign is only a microcosm of the fight against corruption. We should learn from the football anti-corruption case and bear in mind the decisive significance of the "two establishments", for the great cause of building a modern socialist country in an all-round way, we need to always maintain a high degree of vigilance against corruption, and promote the in-depth development of the anti-corruption struggle with firmer and unremitting determination and strength.
In the past, there were long winds, and now there are sky like the sea. The fight against corruption in football will bring us an unprecedented change. Football is not only a competitive sport, but also a culture, a spirit. We must use firm faith and tenacious perseverance to win the victory of corruption, so that this sport can be renewed, and return to the glorious road!