On the 9th, the CCTV Comprehensive Channel of China Central Radio and Television broadcast the fourth episode of the annual anti-corruption blockbuster "Continue to Make Efforts to Promote In-depth Advancement" "Promoting the "Three Non-Corruptions" in One".
In November 2022, Li Tie, the former head coach of the Chinese national men's football team, was investigated by the supervisory authorities, and the anti-corruption campaign in football kicked off. Subsequently, more than 10 high-level and middle-level cadres of the Chinese Football Association were reviewed and investigated, including: Du Zhaocai, former deputy director of the State General Administration of Sports and former secretary of the Party Committee of the Chinese Football Association, and Chen Xuyuan, former chairman of the Chinese Football Association. The discipline inspection and supervision organs will also work with the public security organs to investigate dozens of people involved in the case, covering coaches, players, referees, club executives, agents and other aspects. With the comprehensive and in-depth investigation of a series of cases, the deep-seated problems in the field of football have gradually emerged.
Du Zhaocai (former deputy director of the General Administration of Sports of the People's Republic of China and former secretary of the Party Committee of the Chinese Football Association): I often send money and goods to dredge things, which seems to have formed a bit like a convention in this regard.
Chen Xuyuan (former chairman of the Chinese Football Association): Corruption in Chinese football is not in one aspect, it is all-encompassing.
Li Tie (former head coach of the Chinese national men's football team):Some things feel Xi in the football circle, but now it seems that many things are illegal and criminal.
Li Tie was the first person to be subject to supervision and investigation and was detained in this case, and it has been proved that the choice of this entry point is very accurate. He has served as a coach in many clubs, and also served as the head coach of the Chinese national men's football team, and his relationship in the football field is intertwined.
Ding Jintian (Deputy Head of the Discipline Inspection and Supervision Group of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the State Supervision Commission in the State General Administration of Sports):As the stationed agency of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the State Supervision Commission, our group is based on its responsibilities and positioning, and after discovering the problem of Li Tie's abuse of power for personal gain, on the one hand, we will seriously investigate and deal with it, and on the other hand, we want to use this as a breakthrough to discover the fundamental problems existing in Chinese football, and answer the questions of the majority of fans why Chinese men's football cannot go up, so as to promote the healthy development of Chinese football.
Luo Yu (staff of Hubei Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection and Supervision):The reason why Li Tie was able to become the head coach of the national team is because he has led two Chinese League A teams to successfully enter the Chinese Super League, which actually played a very good role in his industry status. But in fact, Li Tie led the team to the Chinese Super League twice, and there were a lot of match-fixing behind him.
Li Tie turned to coaching after retiring, and in August 2015 he joined Hebei Huaxia Happiness Club as head coach for the first time. At that time, there were only 9 games left in the season, and Huaxia Happiness was only ranked 6th, and the prospect of surpassing was not optimistic. As soon as Li Tie took office, the club bluntly proposed that he would use his connections to buy his opponents.
Li Tie: When I was a player, I hated the people who played match-fixing, but because I knew that these might help our team increase our chances and become the head coach of a team for the first time, I also had the mentality of wanting to prove myself.
The survey found that the "Jinyuan football" atmosphere driven by some wealthy clubs is an important catalyst for the deterioration of the atmosphere in Chinese football. Hebei Huaxia Happiness Club saw that Evergrande Club had brought a huge brand effect by investing in football, so it also tried to follow Evergrande's example of seeking short-term quick results through "burning money", and set the goal of surpassing success in the first year, qualifying for the AFC Champions League in the second year, and winning the Super League in the third year.
Meng Jing (former chairman of Hebei Huaxia Happiness Club):Our company's culture is to do everything possible to achieve goals, and the so-called "doing everything possible" includes some improper means. I hope to get good results as soon as possible and have an impact on the company's brand.
After Li Tie took office, he played a magical "eight consecutive wins" in the last eight games of the season, which made Huaxia Happiness finally lead its competitors by one point and surpass success. After investigation, the so-called "super-miracle" is completely manipulated behind the back by the hand of money. For example, in the last game of the season, Huaxia Fortune must win or draw to ensure that it can surpass, and the club has spent a lot of money on it.
Meng Jing: In the last game, we spent about 14 million yuan, and we greeted the Shenzhen club, the head coach and the players.
At the same time, for the sake of multiple insurances, Li Tie's coaching team is responsible for directly buying the opposing players from the individual level. Li Tie instructed assistant coach Zheng Bin and contacted Zheng Bin's hometown in the Shenzhen team, the main defender Li Fei.
Zheng Bin (former assistant coach of Li Tie's team):In fact, our strength should exceed it (Shenzhen Yuheng), that is, we can win by playing normally, but we want to get some ways to win 100%, and everyone just attaches too much importance to this result.
Li Fei offered 6 million yuan, saying that he would help them "play" a number of key players, and Huaxia Happiness agreed. Ironically, if it weren't for this investigation, no one would have known that the 6 million Riffae had actually been taken by themselves.
Li Fei (player involved):In fact, I didn't look for anyone, because at that time, whether it was the right time and place, they all had the advantage, we were away, and we had just finished the relegation, and our hearts were already scattered, so I thought about the last game, everyone was not injured, and we would have a holiday after the last game.
As Li Fei judged, his interception of the 6 million did not affect Huaxia Happiness and finally won 2:0. A game that should be won by strength, but it is inclined to take the crooked path of evil, behind the absurdity, is an extreme mentality of quick success.
Li Tie: Achieving "success" in this improper way will actually make you more and more eager to achieve quick results, in order to achieve results, find referees to do work, buy other players, coaches, and some clubs find clubs, this way has become a Xi, and even a little dependence later.
Li Tie tasted the "sweetness" of match-fixing at Huaxia Happiness Club, and when he was hired as the head coach of Wuhan Zall Club in 2017, he began to take the initiative to promote match-fixing to the club.
Tian Xudong (Former Chairman of Wuhan Zall Club): When I first came into contact with match-fixing, you might not have thought that it was Li Tie who came to me, so I said, as if this is not the Li Tie in my mind.
At the instigation of Li Tie, Wuhan Zall Club also decided to "rush" at any cost. On October 6, 2018, Wuhan Zall successfully overtook three rounds ahead of schedule.
Luo Yu: Fans are invested in real feelings, but what they see is a fake show, and the memories of joy are all fictional, which will give people a feeling of instant collapse. This feeling actually erodes everyone's enthusiasm for football little by little.
Source: CCTV News