Chen Xuyuan was charged with accepting bribes of more than 81.03 million yuan, a long period of time and a large number of bribes, accepting bribes 217 times in 13 years, and all the stolen money has been recovered and returned. Today, the Intermediate People's Court of Huangshi City, Hubei Province, publicly pronounced a verdict in the first instance of the case of Chen Xuyuan, former deputy secretary of the party committee and chairman of the Chinese Football Association, for accepting bribes, and sentenced the defendant Chen Xuyuan to life imprisonment for the crime of accepting bribes. Chen Xuyuan bowed 90° for nearly 10 seconds in the final statement and apologized to the fans across the country: I have no face to face the fans, and I hereby publicly apologize to the fans across the country, sincerely say sorry to the fans, and hope to get the fans' forgiveness [Yun Bei].
The verdict in the first-instance trial of Chen Xuyuan's case was announced today
The bribery case of Chen Xuyuan, former chairman of the Chinese Football Association, the bribery case of Yu Hongchen, former chairman of the Chinese Athletics Association, the bribery and bribery case of Chen Yongliang, former executive deputy secretary general of the Chinese Football Association and former director of the national team management department, the bribery case of Dong Zheng, former general manager of China Ford Bao Football Industry Development Company and former general manager of the Chinese Super League Co., Ltd., and the bribery and bribery case of Liu Lei, former deputy director of the Wuhan National Fitness Center, will be publicly pronounced in the first instance in many places in Hubei. Previously, the Intermediate People's Court of Huangshi City, Hubei Province, held an open trial of the first instance of the case of Chen Xuyuan, the former chairman of the Chinese Football Association, who was accused of illegally accepting property from others totaling more than 81.03 million yuan. The Intermediate People's Court of Huangshi City, Hubei Province, openly tried the case of Yu Hongchen, former chairman of the Chinese Athletics Association, accepting bribes, and Yu Hongchen was accused of illegally accepting property from others totaling more than 22.54 million yuan, of which 3.5 million yuan has not been actually obtained.
Chen Xuyuan is accused of accepting bribes of more than 81.03 million yuan, a long time and many times, accepting bribes 217 times in 13 years, and all the stolen money has been recovered and returned. During the trial, Chen Xuyuan pleaded guilty and repented, and in the final statement, he bowed 90° for nearly 10 seconds to apologize to fans across the country: "Chinese football is relatively backward, and the fans hope that I can live up to expectations, start from the foundation of football, be able to see the progress and hope of Chinese football, and make a contribution to the development of Chinese football, but I will never tolerate corruption in the field of Chinese football." I have no face to face the fans, and I would like to publicly apologize to the fans across the country, sincerely say sorry to the fans, and hope to be forgiven by the fans. ”
The bribery case of Chen Xuyuan, former chairman of the Chinese Football Association, will be announced. According to the procuratorate's allegations, Chen Xuyuan, the former chairman of the Chinese Football Association, received bribes from two parts: (1) From February 2011 to June 2019, when he held the main leadership position of Shanghai International Port (Group) Co., Ltd., Chen Xuyuan directly or through his wife and son successively accepted bribes from a number of companies and individuals, the amount of which was particularly huge. (2) During Chen Xuyuan's tenure as chairman of the Chinese Football Association, bribes from a number of football clubs. Let's say that he is greedy, he has not even reached a small goal in 13 years, and the sentence is not light, his biggest evil is to let Chinese football continue to slide into the abyss.
The Huangshi City Intermediate People's Court held that defendant Chen Xuyuan's conduct constituted the crime of accepting bribes, and the amount was particularly huge. During his tenure at the Chinese Football Association, he sought improper benefits for a number of football clubs and local football associations in matters such as event arrangements, league promotions, referee and penalties, seriously undermined the order of fair competition in the football field and the ecological environment of the industry, and caused serious damage to the national football industry. In view of the fact that he attempted to accept a bribe of 4 million yuan; after he was brought into the case, he truthfully confessed his own crimes, and took the initiative to confess some of the facts of the crime of accepting bribes that the supervision organs had not yet grasped; he was given a lighter punishment in accordance with the law by exposing the criminal acts of others, which were verified to be true after investigation, and had made meritorious contributions; he pleaded guilty and repented, actively returned the stolen goods, and all the bribes and stolen money had been recovered. The Court accordingly rendered the judgment.
Chen Shuyuan's family background
Chen Shuyuan, a native of Shanghai, was born in 1956, Chen Xuyuan's father, Chen Zongfu, is a native of Chenzhuang, Laizhou City, Yantai, Shandong, and was an excellent PLA soldier. He then moved to Shanghai for a job transfer and then settled in Shanghai, where he spent his entire life.
When Chen Xuyuan was arrested, the announcement showed that he was suspected of serious violations of law and discipline, so what about Comrade Xiao Chen? Why was he arrested? Li Xuan gave the answer, and when interacting with netizens, Li Xuan revealed that he was suspected of recruiting corruption, and he was investigating and waiting for the officials. ”
Chen Xuyuan was not born in football, let alone the athlete system, he was first just a dock worker, grew up to be the chairman of a state-owned enterprise, and finally transferred to the Chinese Football Association. It's a very interesting resume. I didn't work in football until I was 63 years old, which means I didn't touch a football before. He has been concentrating on port work at the Port of Shanghai. In 2019, he had already reached retirement age, and suddenly became the leader of the Football Association's mitigation preparation team, which is quite a big span! That is to say, he has been working in port affairs for most of his life, and he only became the chairman of the Football Association when he was about to retire.
It is really embarrassing to let a layman provoke the pillar of the revitalization of Chinese football. Now it's okay, I could have retired to live for the rest of my life, and I played with my grandson, but now I'm playing with ball, and I'm going to step on the sewing machine to serve the society in my sixties and seventies, think about this account, it's really a big loss. I really hope that the relevant departments can let a person who really loves and understands football come to revive Chinese football!
In 1973, at the age of 17, Chen Xuyuan graduated from junior high school and entered the Shanghai Port Authority, the predecessor of the current state-owned enterprise SIPG Group, where he became a dock worker. In 1979, Chen Xuyuan became the office secretary with his literary and artistic atmosphere, in 1988, Chen Xuyuan became a manager of Shanghai Port Baoshan Container Handling Company, in June 2005, Chen Xuyuan was promoted to become the president of Shanghai Port Group, in February 2011, Chen Xuyuan became the Secretary of the Party Committee and Chairman of SIPG Group, and in 2019, Chen Xuyuan was elected as the chairman of the Chinese Football Association;
On February 14, 2023, Chen Xuyuan, chairman of the Chinese Football Association and deputy secretary of the Party Committee, was examined and investigated, on September 26, 2023, Chen Xuyuan, former chairman of the Chinese Football Association, was prosecuted, and on January 6, 2024, CCTV broadcast the feature film "Continue to Make Efforts and Promote in Depth" On January 29, 2024, the case of Chen Xuyuan, the former chairman of the Chinese Football Association, was tried in the Huangshi Intermediate People's Court and the verdict was announced, and on March 26, 2024, the first-instance verdict of the Chen Xuyuan case was announced, and Chen Xuyuan was sentenced to life in the first instance.
Chen Xuyuan was charged with illegally accepting property from others totaling more than 81.03 million yuan, and accepting bribes 217 times in 13 years. During his tenure as chairman of the Chinese Football Association, a total of nine clubs paid him bribes, involving more than 30 million yuan. One thing to say, Chen Xuyuan said in the documentary that he really wanted to apologize, and finally apologized to the fans, at least this is a man's responsibility, at least to give the fans an explanation. In this case, there is no need to hold the briber accountable