On the first working day of 2024, the Huangshi Central Court unveiled a huge case in the soccer world. Chen Xuyuan, a former key member of the Football Association, stood trial for bribery. Prosecutors accused him at the helm of the Shanghai Group and the Football Association during the use of power in the project, investment and tournaments and other areas of private gain, illegal gains accumulated more than 100 million. In court, Chen Xuyuan confessed to the crime, but the verdict was not revealed on the spot. With Ran Xiongfei's latest disclosure, the fans' suspense was finally solved - Chen Xuyuan was sentenced to 15 years in prison. Behind this number, however, are a long and heavy years of incarceration.
Chen Xuyuan, 67, will step out of prison at the age of 82 after serving 15 years. He will spend the rest of his life behind bars. His remorse, perhaps, comes too late. His greed not only took away his own freedom, but also made his family live under the shadow. His name became the subject of street talk, and his descendants, as a result, could not raise their heads. Everything, it seems, is irreparable.
