Islamabad
\nA former president of the Chinese Football Association (CFA), Chen Xuyuan, has been sentenced to life in prison for bribery, according to the country\u2019s state media.
\nIn January, he pleaded guilty to taking bribes worth a total of 81 million yuan ($11.2m; \u00a38.9m).
\nAn anti-corruption crackdown led by President Xi Jinping has cut through sport, banking and the military.
\nIn football, more than a dozen coaches and players have been investigated.
\nThe trial at the Intermediate People\u2019s Court of Huangshi in central China revealed Chen\u2019s illicit activities from 2010 to 2023, which included his earlier role as the president and chairman of Shanghai International Port Group.
\nProsecutors said Chen accepted money and valuables in exchange for his help with obtaining project contracts and arranging sporting events.
\nThe court ruling said he had brought \u201ctremendous damage\u201d to China\u2019s football cause, according to the state-controlled Xinhua news agency.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Islamabad A former president of the Chinese Football Association (CFA), Chen Xuyuan, has been sentenced to life in prison for bribery, according to the country\u2019s state media. In January, he pleaded guilty to taking bribes worth a total of 81 million yuan ($11.2m; \u00a38.9m). An anti-corruption crackdown led by President Xi Jinping has cut through […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-396579","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-sports"},"yoast_head":"\n