According to the official announcement of Evergrande Automobile, Liu Yongzhuo, an executive of Evergrande Group, is suspected of violating the law and has been criminally detained. Liu Yongzhuo is the key figure in the creation of the Evergrande dynasty after Evergrande Group's involvement in football, including a number of world-class coaches are run by Liu Yongzhuo.
After Guangzhou Evergrande intervened in football, Liu Yongzhuo became the chairman of Evergrande Football Club in 2010, and Evergrande won the championship of the Chinese League in the same year.
After being promoted to the Chinese Super League in the 2011 season, Liu Yongzhuo introduced Conca, formed a terrifying combination with Muric and Cleo, and Evergrande also completed the myth of Kaiserslautern. In May 2012, Liu Yongzhuo hired Lippi as the coach of Evergrande.
In 2013, Evergrande won the AFC Champions League, and in 2015, Liu Yongzhuo left in Lippi, and after Cannavaro left class, he strongly introduced Scolari to help Evergrande win the AFC Champions League again.
In addition, Evergrande's operation of signing Paulinho was also handled by Liu Yongzhuo, and it can be said that Liu Yongzhuo contributed a lot to the rise of Evergrande football.
After Evergrande Football Club was listed on the New Third Board, Liu Yongzhuo became the chairman of Evergrande Football Club.
However, in the later stage of the Chinese Super League Jinyuan Football, Liu Yongzhuo gradually stayed away from the Evergrande club, served as the chairman of Evergrande New Energy in 2019, and became the executive director and vice chairman of Evergrande New Energy Automobile Group in June 2020.
With the announcement of Evergrande Automobile, Liu Yongzhuo is suspected of violating the law and has been criminally detained, which also means that the glory of Evergrande football has completely become a thing of the past.