The anti-corruption campaign in Chinese football in 2023 is still underway, counting more than 11 months since Li Tie was arrested on November 9, 2022, and in the past nearly one year, the football association system has fully fallen, and a total of 14 people have been taken away for investigation. Previously, the official has announced that Li Tie, Chen Jiayuan, and Du Zhaocai will be prosecuted, and the description of the three violations of law and discipline is also different. Li Tie was charged with five crimes, and Chen Jiayuan was involved in a particularly large amount of money, Du Zhaocai had too many charges, close to 10, and he was likely to enter more time than Li Tie and Chen Jiayuan.
At 10 a.m. Beijing time on October 10, according to People's Daily announced on social media, Du Zhaocai, deputy director of the General Administration of Sports, was formally arrested, and the case is being further tried. Du Zhaocai, 63 years old this year, after Chen Jiayuan was arrested, he became the veritable head of the football association, presiding over various meetings, but speechlessly, less than 2 months after Chen Jiayuan was arrested, Du Zhaocai set his horse on April 1, he is also the highest-ranking official arrested in the history of Chinese football, reaching the deputy ministerial level, setting a historical record.
Judging from the timeline, the trial of Du Zhaocai's case has progressed relatively quickly. Du Zhaocai was officially dismissed on April 1, and on October 7, he was officially announced on multiple charges, and three days later, Du Zhaocai was formally arrested. How long Du Zhao has only been in is expected to have an answer this year.
Du Zhaocai has been harming Chinese football since he became vice president of the Football Association, and the Asian Cup was held in a different place, which may also be related to Du Zhaocai, reporter Feng Zhen said on social media, "I think how much the Asian Cup has to do with this person." Moreover, Du Zhaocai's private life is also very chaotic, it is no secret in the industry, when he was playing with the national football team, Du Zhaocai went out to play late at night. Now, after Du Zhaocai's fall, black material about him has also been exposed.
The anti-corruption in football in 2023 is larger in scale and intensity than in 2009, and the task force is very determined to completely eliminate the moth in football. So far, in addition to Du Zhaocai, other heavyweight sports officials have been taken away, including Yu Hongchen, chairman of the Athletics Association, and Liu Aijie, chairman of the Rowing Association. It is worth mentioning that recently there was also news on the Internet that former football association president Cai Zhenhua was investigated, and Yu Hongchen was Cai Zhenhua's former subordinate. However, Cai Zhenhua's wife Huang Sheng has already clarified that Cai Zhenhua has resigned from all positions, and before, Cai Zhenhua still appeared in front of the camera, although he looks a lot thinner, but his mental state is very good, and he should be fine for the time being.
In addition to the top management of the football association, some well-known football figures in the Chinese Super League have also been taken away, former Shandong Taishan coach Hao Wei, international player Jin Jingdao and foreign aid Son Junhao, who have been in for a long time. There is also Zhejiang team goalkeeper Gu Chao, Shenzhen team general manager Ding Yong. Among them, one of Ding Yong's crimes was also revealed by reporters, he had bribed Chen Jiayuan and Liu Yi and others 50 million, and this money was also divided, if it is true, the amount involved is relatively large, and the sentence will be very serious.