Chen Xuyuan, former head of the Chinese Football Association, was sentenced to life for bribery, the Intermediate People's Court in Huangshi, Hubei province, announced on Tuesday (March 26).
The court heard that between 2010 and 2023, Chen took advantage of his positions at the CFA and other bodies, offering help to others over project contracting, investment operations and event arrangements in exchange for money and valuables totaling over 81.03 million yuan ($11.2 million).
"Chen has severely harmed the order of fair competition in the football sector and brought tremendous damage to the country's football cause," according to the court ruling.
Also today, Yu Hongchen, former president of the Chinese Athletics Association, was sentenced to 13 years in prison for taking bribes by the court.
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