- Former internationals among those banned
- Move relates to match-fixing and gambling
The Chinese Football Association has banned for life 38 footballers and five club officials after a two-year investigation into match-fixing and gambling, as part of a crackdown on corruption in one of China’s most popular sports.
The investigation found that 120 matches had been fixed, with 41 clubs involved, Zhang Xiaopeng, a senior official from the ministry of public security, told a press conference in Dalian, according to the official Xinhua news agency. The report did not say whether all the matches were in China.
Continue reading…Former internationals among those bannedMove relates to match-fixing and gamblingThe Chinese Football Association has banned for life 38 footballers and five club officials after a two-year investigation into match-fixing and gambling, as part of a crackdown on corruption in one of China’s most popular sports.The investigation found that 120 matches had been fixed, with 41 clubs involved, Zhang Xiaopeng, a senior official from the ministry of public security, told a press conference in Dalian, according to the official Xinhua news agency. The report did not say whether all the matches were in China. Continue reading…
