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Chinese football returns against backdrop of bans, crackdowns and confusion

With 13 clubs punished, Chengdu are the only Super League top six side that will start the upcoming new season on zero points, but China’s U23s and provincial sides are lifting spirits

The Guardian - UK

China bans 73 persons from soccer for life in latest anti-corruption controversy

China has banned 73 persons from soccer for life and deducted points from nine top-tier clubs in its latest anti-corruption campaign

The Independent UK

Former Everton star jailed for bribery after confessing match-fixing in corruption sting

Li Tie has been sentenced to 20 years in jail as part of a Chinese anti-corruption crackdown

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China sentences ex-Premier League footballer Li Tie to 20 years in prison

Former national team coach is the biggest name to be netted in China’s sweeping crackdown on corruption in sport.

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Li Tie: China sentences former Everton star and national team coach to 20 years for corruption

One of biggest names in Chinese football found guilty of taking bribes as coach of national team

The Independent UK

Former Chinese Soccer Star Li Tie Sentenced To 20 Years

Former Chinese soccer star Li Tie sentenced to 20 years in prison for corruption in China's crackdown on soccer corruption.

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Former China Men's Football Coach Jailed 20 Years For Corruption

Former China men's national football team coach Li Tie has been jailed for 20 years, state media reported Friday, following a lengthy trial on corruption charges.

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Ex-Head Coach of China’s National Soccer Team Pleads Guilty to Bribery Charges

Former coach accepted bribes, paid bribes, manipulated player selections and match outcomes

Caixin Global

Chinese Football Association's ex-chairman given life sentence for 'huge' bribery

According to state media reports on Tuesday, the ex-chairman of the Chinese Football Association (CFA) has been handed a life sentence for his involvement in bribery amounting to $11 million, amidst a series of convictions of sports officials for corruption.

The Times of India

Former China Football Chief Given Life Sentence For 'Huge' Bribery

The former chairman of the Chinese Football Association has been sentenced to life in prison for accepting bribes worth $11 million, state media said Tuesday, as a string of sports officials were jailed for corruption.

International Business Times

Chinese football officials forced to make public corruption confessions ahead of Asian Cup

Former head coach admits to receiving bribes and engaging in match-fixing

The Independent UK

Chinese Police Arrest Multiple Pro Soccer Players

Shandong Taishan midfielder Jin Jingdao is among those taken into custody March 17 amid speculation of a broadening corruption probe

Caixin Global

Chinese football stars and officials held in Xi’s corruption crackdown

Stadiums are reopening but detentions of major football figures overshadow the sport, as scandal engulfs basketball

The Guardian - UK

Two Top Chinese Soccer Officials Under Corruption Probe

Chinese Football Association’s executive deputy secretary-general and a former secretary-general are caught up in a widening graft investigation

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Wayne Rooney's forgotten first Everton goal as boy wonder 'blitzed' Sir Alex Ferguson's son and broke record

Wayne Rooney broke a record that had stood since 1937 to become Everton's youngest-ever goalscorer on this day in 2002

Liverpool Echo

Everton signed player in 'complete shock' thanks to landmark deal and Cream sponsorship shun

Everton struck a sponsorship deal with Chinese mobile phone company Kejian 20 years ago this week which saw them sign Li Tie and Le Weifeng

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