Former China coach Li Tie pleads guilty to taking over US$10m in bribes

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BEIJING, March 28 — Former China football coach and ex-Everton midfielder Li Tie pleaded guilty on Thursday to accepting over US$10 million (RM47 million) in bribes, a court...

Li Tie, who was China coach from January 2020 until December 2021, is accused of giving and taking bribes, as well as participating in match fixing, the Hubei court said in a statement Thursday. — Picture from social mediaBEIJING, March 28 — Former China football coach and ex-Everton midfielder Li Tie pleaded guilty on Thursday to accepting over US$10 million in bribes, a court said, part of a broader crackdown on corruption in Chinese football.

China’s legal system is tightly controlled by the ruling Communist Party and courts have a near-100 per cent conviction rate in criminal cases.Li, who was China coach from January 2020 until December 2021, is accused of giving and taking bribes, as well as participating in match fixing, the Hubei court said in a statement Thursday.

“Li Tie made his final statement, pleaded guilty and expressed remorse,” the court said, adding that a sentence would be announced at a later date.Li, who played in the Premier League 34 times between 2002 and 2004, featured in a documentary aired by state broadcaster CCTV in January about widespread corruption in Chinese football.

 

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