According to Beijing Youth Daily, many soccer media sources revealed that Li Tie accepted the investigation and provided three former Chinese men's soccer international players. Among them, the former national Zhang Lu was taken away, Li Tie in the 2019 Chinese Super League relegation battle Wuhan to participate in the Tianhai fake ball; the other two unnamed players, one is Li Tie's Shenyang villagers, in the Quanjian team and Zhang Lu became teammates, and then transferred to Shenzhen; the other is an international side defender.
Previously, on November 26, the Hubei Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection and Supervision website announced that Li Tie, the former coach of the Chinese men's national soccer team, was suspected of serious violations of the law and was under the supervision of the Discipline Inspection and Supervision Group of the Central Sports Administration and the Hubei Provincial Supervision Commission. After Li Tie was taken away for investigation, some media reports said that Li Tie's business map is huge, with cash deposits of nearly 100 million yuan.
The Voice of China contributor Shangguan Dong believes that Li Tie's arrest at this time is likely a signal of high-level intervention to reorganize the national soccer team. As a sporting event with a very high "Chinese content", the 2022 World Cup in Qatar has greatly reflected China's strength from the turf to the soccer balls, from the jerseys to the peripheral souvenirs, from the stadiums to the buses, as well as the advertisements of many Chinese brands. Even McDonald's advertised in Chinese characters for the first time in an international competition. Everyone else went there, just not the national soccer protagonists. Needless to say, this is a loss for China's national image.
Above, let's talk about it: is Li Tie's fall from grace an isolated case? Or is it the Dragon Court's wrath?
We'll see.
