The General Administration of Sport anti-corruption action continues to promote, one after another captured Chen Xuyuan, Chen Yongliang, Liu Yi, Li Tie, Wang Xiaoping, Huang Song and many other heavyweights in the soccer industry, including many leaders of soccer associations, club executives and active players, and even gambling match-fixing incidents involving hundreds of people. However, it is puzzling that in this anti-corruption storm, did not see the referee figure, which makes fans confused.
Looking back at the anti-corruption history of Chinese soccer, referees such as Army, Wan Daxue, James Huang and Zhou Weixin were sentenced to jail for match-fixing. Now, more than a decade later, the problems in the soccer field are getting more and more serious, after Li Tie was investigated, but the referees have never been implicated, until the latest news came recently.
Last night at 9:00 p.m., attorney Zhang Bing revealed, "Tonight, the referees began to be copied, and my second prediction of the day came true." This brief statement but triggered a heated debate on anti-corruption and blackmail.
Attorney Zhang Bing is well known in the domestic sports community and has represented many athletes and foreign aid workers, so his sources have a high degree of credibility. Now the arrest of the first referee confirms the veracity of this information.
Historical cases have shown that the phenomenon of fake gambling and black soccer involves the leadership of the Football Association, club executives, players, referees and other groups. Although the referees have not been officially announced this time, but the question of time is only sooner or later, they will eventually face investigation.
It is reported that the General Administration of Sport took away Chen Xuyuan and Li Tie and others in the early stage, obtained a lot of important information through interrogation, and began to extend the anti-corruption action to the referee circle. Fu Ming, Ai Yinhao, Shen Yinhao, Maning and other famous Chinese Super League whistles are in danger and have become objects of suspicion.
Last month, Ma Ning led a team of Chinese referees to successfully execute a World Cup match in Morocco, becoming the first Chinese referee in history to execute a World Cup match on his own, as well as the first Chinese referee to serve as the fourth official in a World Cup final, increasing his popularity. However, since then, Maning and other referees have not been seen in public, and with the anti-corruption campaign intensifying, the refereeing world is about to witness a major event.
