Beijing, Jan 29, 2026 (AFP) - China issues 73 lifetime bans, punishes top football clubs for match-fixing

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2026-01-29

China's football association issued lifetime bans to 73 people, including former national team head coach Li Tie, and punished 13 top professional clubs for match-fixing and corruption, it said Thursday. Under President Xi Jinping, a sweeping anti-corruption crackdown has swept through Chinese football in recent years, exposing the rotten state of the professional game. Several top officials in the Chinese Football Association (CFA) have been bro......

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