In prison, Li Tie's case added new evidence, this time ironclad.On December 15, the official website of the State Administration of Foreign Exchange disclosed the administrative penalty decision of the Hubei Huihui Inspection, which was punished by Wuhan Changjiang Football Club. The club was fined 2.33 million dollars. Li Tie, who served as the team's general manager and technical director, and then as head coach of the national men's soccer team, has repeatedly operated foreign aid related to the case, and is likely to be the new evidence that trips up Li Tie.
On December 15, China Economic Net disclosed the final results of a local company's illegal foreign exchange trading case. Everyone thought this was economic news, but surprisingly, the company was Wuhan Yangtze River Football Club, where Li Tie had power from the start. This news was published on the website of the State Administration of Foreign Exchange (SAFE), issued by the foreign exchange inspection department of Huanggang City, Hubei Province, and an administrative penalty decision was made (Huanggang City Exchange Inspection Penalty Decision) [2022] No. 10). The details of this penalty decision are as follows:Due to the illegal trading of foreign exchange by Wuhan Yangtze River Football Club Co., Ltd, the Huanggang Central Sub-branch of the State Administration of Foreign Exchange imposed a fine of 2,331,000 Yuan on Wuhan Yangtze River Football Club Co., Ltd. in accordance with Article 45 of the State Regulations on Foreign Exchange Administration.
Relevant information shows that Wuhan Changjiang Football Club Co. Ltd. is 100% owned by Zhuoerwen Tourism Group Co. Ltd. According to soccer sources, the Wuhan Changjiang Club's violation of the law was apparently committed by applying to the foreign exchange authorities to obtain foreign exchange quotas in the name of paying foreign aid transfer fees and salaries. In fact, not all of this foreign exchange was used to pay foreign aid transfer fees, salaries and most of the balance, and the club then resold the foreign exchange for profit.
As the club's general manager and technical director, Li Tie must evaluate and bring in foreign aid through his decisions. He must also know the exact cost and wages of the foreigners. After all, it can't go around him. Either he is blind to his own government or he is one of the people running the company on this matter. Of course, it cannot be ruled out that Li Tie is directly involved in bringing in foreign aid and even controlling himself and his team for profit.
According to the provisions of Article 45 of the State Regulations on Foreign Exchange Management, the management shall give a warning, confiscate the illegal income and impose a fine of less than 30% of the illegal amount; if the circumstances are serious, a fine of more than 30% of the illegal amount shall be imposed; if a crime is constituted, the criminal responsibility shall be investigated according to law.
Wuhan Changjiang FC was fined 2.33 million yuan this time, at least the same amount of fine, so the amount involved is huge. What makes the fans most angry is that Wuhan Football Club still owes money to all the foreign coaches of the last two or three years fifa On the one hand, the actions of Li Tie and others have tarnished the dishonest reputation of Chinese soccer internationally. On the other hand, they cheated and hid. They applied for foreign aid salaries, but did not use them for foreign aid. The money could have led directly to foreign countries. I am afraid this is much more serious than Li Tie selling fake balls and players into the national team.
Currently, the Li Tie case has arrested three people around him, namely the initial teammate Zhang Lu, assistant coach Zheng Bin and Xinfeng. Judging from the direction of the investigation, the target is mainly dirty incidents in the soccer world. This time, Wuhan club was investigated by the authorities for foreign exchange violations. Once the case of Li Tie is substantiated, it is likely to push Li Tie's case in an unpredictable direction, and of course, his punishment may be more severe.
Disguised trading, selling or illegal introduction of foreign exchange are all illegal. How could Li Tie not know that? You can't take money that doesn't belong to you. Even if Li Tie is not highly educated, he must understand. But he tried to set an example! Zhang Lu, Zheng Bin, Xinfeng and Gao Yao are involved in this case. Where are the others? Did Li Tie collude with bookmakers during his time in the top 12 of the national soccer team? I hope the authorities will continue to dig deeper and pull up the black sheep of Chinese soccer, completely eradicate the moths and clean up soccer.
Of course, all progress in the investigation should be subject to official announcements. But it is certain that Li Tie case is definitely not an isolated case. Li Tie behind the chain of interests will involve a lot of "big fish" hope that the relevant departments can follow the vine to find the melon, cut off the "Li Tie" in the chain of interests at the same time, but also all the personnel involved in the case can be thoroughly investigated.
Positions in Chinese soccer cannot be leaders blinded by money. Head coaches of national branded ladders and managers of the FA should lead by example. If they know how to play soccer, they should also have the ability to manage and lead the team. They should set a good mental style, be patriotic and willing to do their best for Chinese soccer. Competing for the country is not a slogan, but to implement it in their mind, stick to this goal and work hard for a long time.
