When it comes to our national team, Li Tie's name always jumps to mind. As the helmsman of the national team, Li Tie's status is self-evident, and he is the pride of the soccer world. However, no one expected him to fall from the altar, an event that has caused unrest within the national team. So what happened to Li Tie, and how did he get to where he is now?
Li Tie comes from a family of academics, and all his family members are intellectuals. However, Li Tie did not rest on his academic laurels as they did, but instead had a passion for soccer. His parents sent him to a soccer clinic when he showed his talent at an early age. Under the tutelage of senior coaches, Li Tie made rapid progress and soon joined the Liaoning youth team, and at the age of 20, he joined the national team and was honored as China's Footballer of the Year and the First Class National Sports Medal.
In 2012, Li Tie officially transitioned into coaching and had a delicate relationship with real estate tycoon Xu Jiayin. Xu bought the team and renamed it Guangzhou Evergrande Football Club, Li Tie joined the team and quickly became an assistant coach. During this experience, Li Tie gradually developed a businessman's mindset, especially after seeing Xu Jiayin's lucrative investment in soccer, which inspired him. Since then, he is no longer just a soccer player.
In 2015, Li Tie left Evergrande to become the head coach of several soccer teams. Despite his brilliant achievements, he was also controversial. During his time as head coach of Hebei Huaxia Happiness, he was accused of match-fixing, but the furor quickly died down. While coaching at Wuhan Zall, more minor actions got him fired quickly. The incident is said to have stemmed from a report by Wuhan Zall.
Initially, Wuhan Zall had asked Li Tie to be the club's general manager, sports director and team manager. However, this arrangement was too special and would have caused many problems if not properly appointed. Over time, Li Tie gradually took control of Wuhan Zall's power and used his position for personal gain. For example, he made more money for himself by raising the annual salaries of designated players so that his agency could profit from them.
In 2020, although Li Tie became the head coach of the national team, he was still receiving a salary from the Wuhan club. He even used the influence of the national team to demand Wuhan to pay his salary. This behavior triggered strong dissatisfaction from Wuhan, and the conflict between the two sides gradually escalated. Eventually, Wuhan chose to fish out of water and reported Li Tie directly. This incident opened the prelude to the anti-corruption of Chinese soccer.
The corruption of the national soccer team has aroused widespread concern and even attracted the attention of the Central Government. The central government officially ordered an investigation into the General Administration of Sport with a view to realizing the healthy development of sports as soon as possible. Many fans have applauded this news. After Li Tie was investigated, more corruption issues gradually surfaced. The wind of corruption in Chinese soccer has had a serious impact on the General Administration of Sport, drawing the attention of the central inspection team.
