The General Administration of Sport's anti-corruption efforts continue to increase, the "big fish" fell into the net one after another, Chen Xuyuan, Chen Yongliang, Liu Yi, Li Tie, Wang Xiaoping, Huang Song and many other people in the soccer industry were involved, involving gambling and match-fixing and other behaviors, the number of people up to several hundred. However, none of those investigated were referees, which could not help but confuse fans.
In one of the last anti-corruption moves in China's soccer world, a number of referees, including Army, Wan Daxue, John Huang and Zhou Weixin, were suspected of match-fixing and were eventually sentenced to prison.
For more than a decade, the problems in soccer have become more and more serious. Since Li Tie was investigated, the referees have remained untouched until recently when there has finally been a new development.
At 9pm last night, lawyer Zhang Bing revealed, "Tonight, the referees are also starting to get attention, and my prediction for today has come true again." These brief 20 words instantly climaxed the fight against corruption and blackmail.
Although many fans don't know lawyer Zhang Bing very well, his credibility as a news source as a lawyer representing many athletes and foreign aid workers in the domestic sports world is high, so the authenticity of this news cannot be doubted. And now that the first referee has been arrested, it is not an empty rumor.
Previous cases have shown that the phenomenon of fake gambling and black soccer involves a number of groups such as the leadership of the Football Association, club executives, players and referees. The fact that the referee was not officially declared to have fallen from grace this time is just that the time has not yet come, and it will come eventually.
It is reported that the General Administration of Sport took away some people in the early stage, with Chen Xuyuan and Li Tie as the main targets. Through interrogation, they obtained a lot of important information, and then extended the anti-corruption action to the referee circle. Therefore, Fu Ming, Ai Yinhao, Shen Yinhao, Maning and other famous Chinese Super League referees began to face a crisis, naturally become the object of suspicion.
Last month, the Chinese refereeing team led by Ma Ning successfully executed a World Cup match in Morocco, becoming the first Chinese referee in history to execute a World Cup match on his own and the first Chinese referee to serve as the fourth official in a World Cup final, making a name for himself.
However, neither Manning nor any other referee has made a public appearance since then. As soccer's anti-corruption and anti-triad operations move forward, the refereeing world is set for a major event.
