In Chinese football and sports, November 9, 2022 may be remembered as an unusual day. On this day, Li Tie, the former coach of the national football team, was taken out of the coach training class in Dalian by a young female staff member because of suspected major economic problems, and Li Tie never came back.
This incident not only caused a shock in the domestic football world, but also became a landmark moment in China's sports anti-corruption campaign in recent years.
On the same day, according to Fan Zhiyi, a famous national football player who participated in the training class at the same time, the young woman who suddenly appeared in the classroom was actually a staff member of the technical department of the Football Association.
A few minutes later, the female staff member re-entered the classroom, walked directly to Li Tie and told him that someone was looking for him, and Li Tie immediately got up and left, and has not been heard from since.
This scene seems to herald an impending storm in Chinese football. In fact, Li Tie's case is only the tip of the iceberg. Recently, the documentary "Anti-Corruption Storm - From Football to Sports" was broadcast on Phoenix TV, revealing the deep corruption problem in Chinese football and sports.
Shi Xueqing, the former general manager of Dalian Football Club, revealed in the film that Li Tie's being taken away and the fact that he later pleaded guilty in the first instance for involving 120 million yuan is shocking.
Not only that, Duan Xuan, the former host of CCTV Sports Channel, was also censored for being involved in major economic issues. Between 2018 and 2020, Duan Xuan, as the legal representative, chairman and general manager of Banana Sports, was suspected of offering bribes to a number of sports officials, with a total amount of 9.5 million yuan, and the bribes were not only in China, but also in Norway, Spain, the United States and other places, exposing deep-seated problems in the sports world.
Duan Xuan's case illustrates another aspect of the sports world, which is the collusion with official agencies through commercial operations, and the willingness to bribe Liu Aijie in order to obtain contracts for Olympic preparations and other events. This behavior not only undermines the fairness of sports competition, but also undermines the purity of sportsmanship.
On a deeper level, Liu's case sheds light on bribery in the sports bureaucracy. Liu Aijie used his position in the State General Administration of Sports to accept bribes from Duan Xuan and others, involving an amount of 23.8158 million yuan. This case not only involves bribery, but also involves resource allocation issues in the field of sports, such as cross-border material selection, external training contracts, etc., exposing the power rent-seeking behavior in sports administration.
The cases of Li Tie and Duan Xuan, as well as the documentary "The Anti-Corruption Storm – From Football to Sports", show the public some of the dark sides of Chinese football and sports. From Li Tie's being taken away to Duan Xuan's bribery, to Liu Aijie's bribery, these incidents are not only the mistakes of individual people, but also reflect the deep-seated problems that exist within the sports system.
There is still a long way to go in the fight against corruption in China's sports. From football to other sports, from sports management to athletes and coaches, an all-encompassing, multi-layered governance mechanism is needed to eliminate unhealthy practices and restore the fairness and purity of sports.
At the same time, it is also a profound reflection on the reform and development of sports in China, and only by establishing a more transparent and fair sports management system can we ensure the long-term inheritance of sportsmanship.
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