Top soccer officials arrested as net widens
By Wang Xiang |
March 2, 2010, Tuesday
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PROSECUTORS have approved the arrests of three former top officials of the Chinese Football Association for bribery, the latest move in a nationwide crackdown on football corruption.
Former CFA vice chairmen Nan Yong and Yang Yiminand former referees' director Zhang Jianqiang were arrested for taking bribes in exchange for fixing soccer games, the Ministry of Public Security said in a statement yesterday.
It was not revealed how much money was involved in the cases involving the three.
Police would fully support the sport authority's campaign to fight graft in soccer, the ministry said in the statement.
Apart from continuing its inquiry into serious criminal cases, the ministry said it would coordinate with the sport, supervisory and judicial groups to set up an anti-gambling mechanism to create an environment of fair play in Chinese soccer.
Nan, Yang and Zhang were relieved of their jobs after they were summoned by police for investigation into match-fixing and gambling in January.
Last week, the CFA handed down its most serious penalties since formation, with two clubs in the Super League, China's top division, relegated and another team banned indefinitely from competition over match fixing.
CFA Soccer Administrative Center's new Director Wei Di said the mess in Chinese football is wider than revealed thus far and investigations are ongoing. He did not say which clubs are under investigation but according to media reports, Nan's confession to police has implicated every club in the Super League.
Former CFA vice chairmen Nan Yong and Yang Yiminand former referees' director Zhang Jianqiang were arrested for taking bribes in exchange for fixing soccer games, the Ministry of Public Security said in a statement yesterday.
It was not revealed how much money was involved in the cases involving the three.
Police would fully support the sport authority's campaign to fight graft in soccer, the ministry said in the statement.
Apart from continuing its inquiry into serious criminal cases, the ministry said it would coordinate with the sport, supervisory and judicial groups to set up an anti-gambling mechanism to create an environment of fair play in Chinese soccer.
Nan, Yang and Zhang were relieved of their jobs after they were summoned by police for investigation into match-fixing and gambling in January.
Last week, the CFA handed down its most serious penalties since formation, with two clubs in the Super League, China's top division, relegated and another team banned indefinitely from competition over match fixing.
CFA Soccer Administrative Center's new Director Wei Di said the mess in Chinese football is wider than revealed thus far and investigations are ongoing. He did not say which clubs are under investigation but according to media reports, Nan's confession to police has implicated every club in the Super League.
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