On Monday, the Intermediate People's Court of Huangshi City, Hubei Province, held a public trial in the first instance of the bribery case of Chen Xuyuan, the former chairman of the Chinese Football Association, who was accused of accepting bribes of more than 81.03 million yuan. Chen Xuyuan's remarks when he was the chairman of SIPG Group and the chairman of the Chinese Football Association were exposed, and media person Li Pingkang lamented that this was "the collapse of the entire industry".
When he was the chairman of SIPG, Chen Xuyuan said in 2019, "I am here to sincerely warn all players that football is a noble sport, and do not let money tarnish and distort it." If money comes first, there will be no future in a career, and the real backbone of a person is faith and ideals. ”
However, at this time, Chen Xuyuan had been corrupt and bribed for 14 years, and in the next 4 years, Chen Xuyuan continued to embezzle and accept bribes after serving as the chairman of the Chinese Football Association, and finally accepted bribes as high as 81.03 million.
After serving as the chairman of the Football Association, Chen Xuyuan said at the 2020 China Football Professional League Special Governance Work Conference held on December 14, 2020, "The national team has not entered the World Series for 15-20 years, and our club's investment is more than three times that of the J League clubs, more than 10 times that of the K League, and the salary of players is 5.8 times that of the J League and 11.7 times that of the K League." Are we not awake yet, are we dead in conscience, are we going to continue to live in this kind of football environment?"
While shouting "conscience is dead", Chen Xuyuan continued to accept bribes, and even accepted bribes of 2 million when Li Tie was competing for the coach of the national football team. However, in the context of Chinese football, Chen Xuyuan is not the only one doing so.
Li Pingkang pointed out that "whether Chinese football is corrupt or festering, it is not the business of a few people, but the collapse of the entire industry." As a member of this circle, you should ask yourself what your values are in Jinyuan for ten years, whether you have done or dreamed of being a paid news and a cooperative media of the brand department, whether you have done or want to manipulate the game for profit as a player coach, and whether you have ever thought about getting rich overnight with the person in charge of the club. Insiders who are still there to this day are righteous and stern or sneering, can they get face?"