Chinese football anti-corruption continues: Yang Nan under investigation, the new leadership of the Football Association has been working hard to combat corruption in Chinese football, and recent findings show that the fight continues. In mid-October, the Chinese Football Association ushered in a new leadership team, and Song Kai, the former director of the Liaoning Provincial Sports Bureau, became the new chairman. His first task after taking office is to establish an image of "integrity" in order to promote anti-corruption efforts.
However, less than a month after he took office, Yang Nan, the former chairman of the Henan Provincial Football Association, known as the "most beautiful chairman of the Football Association", was investigated on suspicion of major crimes and was removed from all her positions in the Henan Provincial Football Association. The incident has raised concerns about the anti-corruption situation at the middle and senior levels of the Chinese Football Association. Yang Nan's resume is eye-catching.
Born in 1975, she is 48 years old this year, but at the age of 26, she began to serve as the general manager of Henan Jianye Club, becoming a member of the Standing Committee of the Chinese Football League and a member of the Standing Committee of China Football Investment Co., Ltd. However, what is surprising is that Yang Nan does not have any football background and knows nothing about football.
After five years as the club's general manager, she left Chinese football to become the purchasing manager of Henan Jianye Group, but only a year later, she returned to Chinese football to re-serve as the general manager of Henan Jianye Club and was promoted to vice chairman. This was just the beginning of Yang Nan's career in Chinese football officialdom, after which she was successfully elected as the chairman of the board of supervisors of the Chinese Super League company, and in 2021, she became the president of the Henan Football Association and became the executive committee of the Chinese Football Association.
After a 21-year career, Yang Nan won the title of "The Most Beautiful Football Association President". However, her rise raises questions about the relationship between interests, as she is neither a footballer nor has any football background. In this re-election of the Chinese Football Association, the members of the new leadership team have withstood the test of anti-corruption.
In addition to Chairman Song Kai, Li Yingchuan, deputy director of the General Administration of Sports, replaced Du Zhaocai as the new secretary of the Party Committee of the Football Association. In the past Football Association team, only Sun Wen remained, and Gao Hongbo was also transferred. In the future, Gao Hongbo may be appointed as the coach of the national team. In order to avoid the recurrence of similar problems, the leadership team of this Football Association is almost all within the system, and two members of the executive committee familiar to fans have also been added: Wang Shuang and Zheng Zhi.
Through Yang Nan's incident, we can see that the anti-corruption situation at the middle and high levels of the Chinese Football Association has gradually been exposed, and almost all of the amounts involved are calculated in tens of millions. During the anti-corruption campaign, some officials even suffered heart attacks while confronted with organizational conversations. This shows the seriousness of corruption in Chinese football. The members of the new FA leadership team have stood the test of anti-corruption and will work hard to promote anti-corruption efforts and ensure the healthy development of the football world.
However, we still need to think about how to tackle this corruption and how to build a truly healthy and transparent football environment. The Chinese Football Association's ongoing anti-corruption efforts show the determination of the Chinese football community to clean up corruption, but the rise of Yang Nan also reveals the corruption at the top of the Chinese Football Association. Football is a field that has received a lot of attention, and the integrity and impartiality of its managers are particularly important.
Only by establishing a truly clean football environment can we achieve the healthy development of football. Therefore, the Chinese Football Association needs to further strengthen its anti-corruption efforts and adopt stricter regulatory measures to prevent the recurrence of corruption. On this issue, as a reader, are you shocked by the corruption in the middle and upper echelons of the Chinese Football Association? Do you think the anti-corruption work can be effectively promoted? Feel free to leave your comments.