Huang Song and Koo were equally involved in embezzlement and bribery, and the bribes they received were recovered in accordance with the law and surrendered to the State Treasury. They were fined 600,000 yuan and 400,000 yuan respectively. In addition, Ma Chengquan was sentenced to ten years and six months of imprisonment and fined RMB 700,000 for accepting bribes, and two years of imprisonment and fined RMB 100,000 for accepting bribes by using influence. The final decision was to carry out a prison sentence of eleven years and three months and a fine of RMB 800,000 yuan. The property he received as bribes and from using influence to accept bribes will be recovered and paid into the State Treasury in accordance with the law, and any shortfall will continue to be recovered.
After the successive announcements of these five important cases, there are still seven key figures who have yet to be sentenced, including Li Tie, former head coach of the Chinese men's national soccer team; Du Zhaocai, former deputy director of the General Administration of Sport of China (yet to be brought to trial); Liu Yi, former secretary general of the Chinese Football Association (CFA); Liu Jun, chairman of the Chinese Super League (CSL) company; Wang Xiaoping, former head of the Disciplinary Committee of the CFA; Tan Hai, head of the technical department of the CFA; and Qi Jun, head of the CFA's strategic planning department.
Of these, Li Tie is undoubtedly the one fans are most concerned about, as he was the head coach of the Chinese men's national soccer team. He has already publicly accepted the first trial, facing charges including five counts involving as much as 120 million yuan. Although Li Tie chose to plead guilty at the time, the court did not hand down a verdict on the spot. Currently, based on published soccer corruption cases, Li Tie could face the death penalty if he is a repeat offender. With reference to Chen Xuyuan, who was sentenced to life imprisonment for embezzling and accepting a bribe of 81.03 million yuan, Li Tie will likely be sentenced to life imprisonment or a suspended death sentence.
Famous commentator Han Qiaosheng's judgment on these football anti-corruption cases is straight to the point: "The verdict of these cases is not just a punishment for the offenders, but also a wake-up call for the soccer industry. This fight against corruption is not the end, but a new starting point. Fans want the national soccer team to have a clean and upright environment as it develops. All soccer practitioners have the responsibility to strive for self-discipline, with honesty and fairness as the basic bottom line, and managers of the federation in particular must resolutely resist corruption, set a good example, and fundamentally improve the team's spirit and level of competition."""
