China jails ex-football head coach Li Tie for bribery
Li Tie, who also played for Everton in the English Premier League, was handed a 20-year sentence.
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Li Tie, who also played for Everton in the English Premier League, confessed earlier this year to fixing matches, accepting bribes, and offering bribes to get the top coaching job.
The case shows how President Xi Jinping's anti-corruption crackdown has cut through sport, banking and the military.
Earlier this week, three former officials from the Chinese Football Association (CFA) were also handed jail sentences for bribery. More than a dozen coaches and players have been investigated.
Li, who was the national team's head coach from January 2020 to December 2021, pleaded guilty in March to taking over $16 million in bribes.
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