A separate court in the same province said Tan Hai, former head of the CFA’s referee management office, was given six and a half years and a 200,000 yuan fine.

Both statements revealed that the property he obtained would be clawed back by the law and turned over to the state treasury.

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Another court  had said the CFA’s ex-chief of strategic planning, Qi Jun, was sentenced to seven years and slapped with a 600,000-yuan penalty, also for bribery.

Chinese President, Xi Jinping, has waged an unrelenting campaign against corruption since coming to power over a decade ago.

Proponents say the policy promotes clean governance, but others say it also serves as a means for Xi to purge political rivals.

Anti-graft authorities first trained their sights on football at the end of 2022 as part of an extensive clampdown on the sports industry.

Former CFA chief, Chen Xuyuan was jailed for life in March for accepting bribes.

The same month, former national team coach and Premier League midfielder, Li Tie, pleaded guilty to the same crime.

FIFA currently ranks China 90th in the world, one place above the tiny Caribbean island of Curacao.

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