China has banned 43 individuals for life, including former international players, for their alleged involvement in gambling and match-fixing. The crackdown on corruption in Chinese football comes amid a broader effort by President Xi Jinping to clean up the sport and achieve his ambitious goals for the national team.
Li Yuyi, former vice president of the Chinese Football Association, has been sentenced to 11 years in prison and fined 1 million yuan for accepting bribes. This sentence is part of a wider crackdown on corruption within Chinese football, which has been plagued by bribery scandals for years.
