The anti-corruption storm in football is constantly warm, and the fight against corruption is always on the way. On August 29, through a number of media, there was news that Liu Jun, deputy head of the preparatory team of the Chinese Football Federation and chairman of the Chinese Super League, had been taken away for investigation, and an internal briefing had been made at the middle and high-level meeting of the Football Association. Although the sensation is not as great as the previous high-level falls of the Football Association, it still shows the determination and confidence of the discipline inspection department to fight corruption and corruption.
There were not many public reports on Liu Jun in the media before, but Liu Jun is a well-known figure in the football circle. Liu Jun was born in 1976, graduated from Nanjing University with a master's degree, and was the general manager of Jiangsu Sainty Football Club. At the end of 2018, Liu Jun joined the Football Association and participated in the early preparations of the Chinese Football Federation. In July 2021, Liu Jun became the deputy head of the preparatory team of the Chinese Football Federation, and then succeeded Li Yuyi as the chairman of the Chinese Super League and continued to focus on the business development and operation of the league.
With the announcement of Liu Jun's investigation, it also means that since the establishment of the Chinese Super League Company 17 years ago, all 6 chairmen have fallen from the horse, which can be described as the successor of the former corruption (going). China Super League was founded in 2006, the first chairman was Nan Yong, followed by Yang Yimin, Yu Hongchen, Ma Chengquan, Li Yuyi and Liu Jun. Among them, in 2012, Nan Yong and Yang Yimin have been sentenced to 10 years and 6 months in prison, and in this football anti-corruption storm, Yu Hongchen, Ma Chengquan, and Li Yuyi have all fallen off, which shows that there are big problems in the management model and governance mechanism of the Chinese Super League.
It is worth noting that Liu Jun also had an identity before, he was the vice president of Jiangsu Suning Sports, and after Suning Group became the majority shareholder of Inter Milan, Liu Jun also became the first Chinese CEO of the five major European league clubs. After that, Zhang Kangyang, the son of Suning Group boss Zhang Jindong, replaced Liu Jun and made Inter Club popular.
Jiangsu football is very special in history, because of the implementation of the neutral name policy of the Chinese Super League, Jiangsu Suning suddenly announced its withdrawal from the Chinese Super League the year after winning the Chinese Super League, which left many people scratching their heads at that time. If Jiangsu Suning doesn't want to play football anymore, but they continue to invest and put a lot of energy into Inter Milan, and Inter also reached the Champions League final this year. Therefore, Jiangsu Suning's withdrawal from Chinese football has always been a mystery. Liu Jun has been immersed in Jiangsu football for many years, and after Liu Jun is caught this time, it may reveal many insider stories of Jiangsu Suning's withdrawal from the Chinese Super League.
Another noteworthy phenomenon is that former Jiangsu goalkeeper Gu Chao is suspected of playing match-fixing and is under investigation, will there be Liu Jun's connection here? In April this year, Gu Chao was taken away for investigation, the biggest reason being suspected of a match-fixing in 2019. Although Liu Jun has left Jiangsu in 2019, Liu Jun's influence in Jiangsu football is very huge, and it would not be surprising to say that Liu Jun was involved in some of these insider transactions.
Finally, Liu Jun's removal also brought another turmoil to the Chinese Super League. Originally, Liu Jun had a good reputation in the circle, and he stood up for so long, but he still couldn't escape the doom of being investigated. At present, the Football Association Chinese Super League Company is also panicked, everyone is at risk, and this situation has been going on for a long time. With Liu Jun's investigation, Gao Hongbo, who is in charge of the Chinese Super League, was also shocked and uneasy, especially this year's Chinese Super League started under very difficult circumstances, and encountered the biggest doubts and dissatisfaction in history, especially the referee issue became the focus of media and fans.
Liu Jun is investigated, will it affect Gao Hongbo, who is in charge of the Chinese Super League? The answer is no, not to mention that Gao Hongbo has been safe and sound in this anti-corruption storm, look at the historical past, we know that when Gao Hongbo was the head coach in Jiangsu, he and the then general manager Liu Jun were incompatible and had different dreams. After Liu Jun worked for the Football Association, they also had an ordinary relationship between superiors and subordinates, but they did not unravel the knots of the two in Jiangsu, and it is said that Liu Jun also secretly exploded Gao Hongbo's black material. Therefore, Gao Hongbo and Liu Jun are not people on the road.
However, Gao Hongbo's departure after the change of the FA General Assembly is basically a sure thing. After Song Kai entered the Football Association, Gao Hongbo had already been overhead. In recent months, Gao Hongbo has also been reclusive and rarely appears in public. It is estimated that he has his own ideas about his personal plan after retiring from the Football Association.
Liu Jun was suddenly taken away, which also brought some follow-up effects. With the investigation of Liu Jun, the education rectification work of the Football Association was forced to be extended for two weeks, so that the election of the Football Association that fans were looking forward to did not know when it would be carried out, and it was estimated that it would be delayed. At present, Yang Xu in the seven-member working group has replaced Liu Jun in charge of the professional league and the Chinese Super League, which is basically the same as the original media expectations.
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