Former Everton player ‘sentenced to life in prison’ in his native China
in his home country of China.
During the 2002–03 season, Li played 33 games for Everton while on loan from Chinese club Liaoning. After obtaining a permanent
The defensive midfielder, who broke his leg while playing for his country in February 2004,
A year after Li left that post, the Chinese public prosecutor released a bombshell statement saying he was ‘suspected of accepting and
offering bribes’ amid a huge crackdown on corruption in football.
Li made a televised confession on state broadcaster CCTV, admitting that he accepted bribes totaling 3 million yuan (£330,000) in
exchange for his position as national team coach.
In addition, he said that he had participated in a match-fixing scam in order to advance with his club teams.
Li apologized profusely. I ought to have maintained my eyes on the ground and made the proper decisions. There were some things
that were standard football procedure at the time.
According to writer and reporter Mark Dreyer, who is located in China, Li received a life sentence for his involvement in the affair.
According to Dreyer, Chen Xuyuan, the former head of the Chinese Football Association, received a 15-year term for bribery.
As the coach of Wuhan Zall, who were promoted from China League One as champions in 2018, Li acknowledged that he had
successfully fixed matches. He also said in his televised statement that “achieving’ success’ through such improper means actually
made me more and more impatient and eager for quick results.” “In order to achieve good performance, I resorted to influencing
referees, bribing opposing players and coaches, and sometimes through clubs dealing with other clubs.”
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