When CCTV1 exposed the inside story of corruption in Chinese soccer, a feature film about Li Tie's collusion with Hebei Huaxia Happiness Football Club to play match-fixing was made public.In 2015, the scandal came to light, with Li Tie and his team going beyond through improper means while Dalian Football suffered losses. Although Dalian soccer was not compensated, Mr. Shi Xueqing, the former general manager of Dalian Albin, was relieved. Back then, when Li Tie and Hebei Huaxia Happiness played fake football, Dalian and Shi Xueqing even became the laughing stock of some people. Now, the truth comes out!
Mr. Shi Xueqing revealed the little-known details of that year for the first time in an interview with reporter Sui Haitao of the Peninsula Morning Post, a media outlet owned by Liaoning Daily, the first public interview since the CCTV expose.
Shi Xueqing: justice is done, fairness is defended
Li Tie led the team to surpass twice, behind the hidden a large number of false balls; as a national team coach, he paid a bribe of 3 million yuan to the Football Association officials. CCTV anti-corruption warning film shocked Chinese soccer, eight years later, Dalian fans finally waited for justice. If not for Li Tie to money and fake football paved the way, Dalian team could have realized beyond in 2015.
At that time, the Dalian Fans Association exposed the suspicions of Hebei Huaxia Happiness Club, but officials of the Football Association acted as an umbrella. Now that the truth is out, Shi Xueqing and the Dalian fans have finally cleared their eight years of wrongdoing.
Behind "Beyond the Miracle" is the shadow of money.
In July 2015, Wanda Group backed a party to take over Dalian Albin FC, with Shi Xueqing returning to professional soccer as general manager. The arrival of a new investor and management team quickly put the team back on the overtaking track. In the confrontation with Hebei Huaxia Happiness, Dalian won at home and grabbed the lead. Hebei Huaxia Happiness FC then changed coaches, with Li Tie replacing Antic.
Li Tie took over with just nine rounds of games remaining and Hebei Huaxia Happiness sitting in sixth place. A CCTV feature film revealed that after Li Tie's appointment, the club directly suggested that they wanted him to use his connections to buy opponents. In the last eight rounds of matches, Hebei Huaxia Happiness surpassed Dalian with eight consecutive wins. The CCTV feature film pointed out that behind the "beyond miracle" was money manipulation.
Dhanarach incident draws attention
Dalian clubs and fans expressed dissatisfaction with the "Beyond Miracle", Dalian Fan Association reported to the Ministry of Public Security and the State General Administration of Sports. Shi Xueqing, as vice president of the Dalian Fan Association, was involved in the whole process. The report noted that Xinjiang was the strongest opponent to stop Hebei Huaxia Happiness' winning streak, but Danalah's sudden injury and inability to participate in the match sparked controversy.
Shi Xueqing revealed that the head of Xinjiang Club had received a phone call from Meng Shock, president of Huaxia Happiness Fund Company, offering to buy an advertisement of the Xinjiang team for 12 million yuan. Shi Xueqing ensured that Xinjiang club went all out for the competition, but the Danalah incident triggered dissatisfaction among Xinjiang clubs, which sent an open letter to the CFA requesting an investigation.
Shi Xueqing unsuccessfully negotiates with FA officials
After the Dalian Fans Association reported Hebei Huaxia Happiness Club, Shi Xueqing and officials from the Dalian Football Association traveled to Beijing in hopes of submitting a report to Yu Hongchen, vice president of the Association. However, Yu Hongchen turned a blind eye and Shi Xueqing was unsuccessful, earning him a reputation as a "bad player".
Eight Years of Wrongdoing Achieved
Eight years later, Li Tie, Meng Shock and Yu Hongchen were fired. Shi Xueqing said that justice has been done, fairness has been defended, evil has been punished, and the truth has been revealed. He disclosed that his new work "Iron Case as a Mountain - Chinese "Football Prisoners" Drawn by Li Tie's Case will be published soon, depicting the chaos and problems of China's professional soccer leagues, and providing strategies for the revitalization of China's soccer.
