Recently, the incident involving Li Tie has once again aroused concern. It has been reported that two foreign players have quietly left the country, with their destination being Hong Kong, seemingly with no intention of returning. This movement further confirms previous reports of players and managers absconding after the case.
Media personality Li Pingkang did not directly name names when referring to the incident. He only revealed that a former international footballer surnamed Qin and Dong had escaped, while fans' eyes have been focused on several suspects. It is not uncommon to find international stars with the surname Qin in the Chinese Super League, but the most likely is Shanghai Shenhua's Qin Sheng.
Qin Sheng, a star fluent in six languages, has rarely been seen since last September's game. At Shenhua, he was gradually relegated to the bench and had very few appearances over the course of the season. Therefore, it is highly likely that the former international star surnamed Qin is him.
As for the other former international star surnamed Dong, there are two biggest suspects that fans are speculating about, namely Dong Student and Dong Chunyu. Especially Dong Student, his career trajectory is almost the same as Li Tie's coaching experience. At Guangzhou, Hebei Huaxia, and Happy Wuhan Zall, Student Dong was a player of Li Tie.
Dong Chunyu, on the other hand, is almost a direct descendant of Li Tie. During Li Tie's time in charge of the national team, Dong Chunyu was the fourth goalkeeper for a long time. Although he rarely played, he managed to gain international player status thanks to Li Tie's connections. As a result, these two players surnamed Dong also became the focus of the investigation.
Behind the flight of players and agents is the rampant match-fixing and manipulation of results in the Chinese Super League. As the Chinese Super League enters the off-season, the relevant authorities have begun to shut down the network, gradually exposing the network of relationships behind match-fixing. During the off-season, the Chinese Super League will undergo a major overhaul, especially for the phenomenon of match-fixing, which is abhorred by the fans, and will be severely penalized and rectified.
