China jails ex-Premier League football star Li Tie for 20 years as Beijing cracks down on corruption in sport

[HKFP] - 12/13/2024

By Matthew Walsh China on Friday jailed former Premier League star and men’s national coach Li Tie for 20 years for bribery, snaring one of the country’s greatest football figures in a sweeping government crackdown on corruption in sport. President Xi Jinping has waged an unrelenting campaign (…)



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