Women's football targeted next
By Wang Xiang |
March 9, 2010, Tuesday
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THE crackdown on match fixing in top-level national soccer would soon spread its tendrils to the women's competition, the head of Chinese Football Association said after police started investigations into referees.
There have been more than 20 arrests and detentions of officials, players and club managers from men's football since March last year.
The women's competition would inevitably be investigated in the long-term clampdown, said Wei Di, the newly appointed CFA boss, according to yesterday's Beijing Times.
Wei was commenting after the Ministry of Public Security confirmed that Huang Junjie, a 44-year-old renowned soccer referee, was "assisting with inquiries."
Huang was driving a luxury vehicle that he could not afford with his lawful income, officers said.
They alleged that Huang charged 50,000 yuan (US$7,324) to fix a game in the China Series A competition and 100,000 yuan for preferential treatment in the Super League, the Yangtze Evening Post reported yesterday.
Lu Jun, a retired referee considered China's No. 1 and nicknamed "Gold Whistle," was also said to be under investigation along with referees Zhou Weixing and Shen Huangying for their alleged involvement in the scandal, the Beijing Times said.
Lu's mobile phone "has been switched off for days," it said.
Shen was alleged to be one of the few female referees who took bribes for preferential treatment on the field, the Beijing Youth Daily quoted an insider as saying.
Wei did not say how many referees were involved in investigations but said they were largely responsible for the "quagmire" of soccer.
He said the investigation would not interfere with the Super League season that kicked off this month.
Foreign referees would be hired if the investigation implicated too many locals and caused a shortage, he said.
Former referees' director, Zhang Jianqiang, was arrested for allegedly taking bribes, the Ministry of Public Security said on March 1.
There have been more than 20 arrests and detentions of officials, players and club managers from men's football since March last year.
The women's competition would inevitably be investigated in the long-term clampdown, said Wei Di, the newly appointed CFA boss, according to yesterday's Beijing Times.
Wei was commenting after the Ministry of Public Security confirmed that Huang Junjie, a 44-year-old renowned soccer referee, was "assisting with inquiries."
Huang was driving a luxury vehicle that he could not afford with his lawful income, officers said.
They alleged that Huang charged 50,000 yuan (US$7,324) to fix a game in the China Series A competition and 100,000 yuan for preferential treatment in the Super League, the Yangtze Evening Post reported yesterday.
Lu Jun, a retired referee considered China's No. 1 and nicknamed "Gold Whistle," was also said to be under investigation along with referees Zhou Weixing and Shen Huangying for their alleged involvement in the scandal, the Beijing Times said.
Lu's mobile phone "has been switched off for days," it said.
Shen was alleged to be one of the few female referees who took bribes for preferential treatment on the field, the Beijing Youth Daily quoted an insider as saying.
Wei did not say how many referees were involved in investigations but said they were largely responsible for the "quagmire" of soccer.
He said the investigation would not interfere with the Super League season that kicked off this month.
Foreign referees would be hired if the investigation implicated too many locals and caused a shortage, he said.
Former referees' director, Zhang Jianqiang, was arrested for allegedly taking bribes, the Ministry of Public Security said on March 1.
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