TIELING, Liaoning Province, April 25 (Xinhua) -- The former Chinese soccer chief credited with leading China into their only World Cup finals has been charged with 17 counts of taking bribes worth 1.48 million yuan (about 235,000 U.S. dollars).
Nan Yong, the former director of the Chinese Football Administrative Center, went on trial Wednesday in a court in the northeastern Chinese city of Tieling, a day after court proceedings opened against his predecessor Xie Yalong on similar charges.
Xie, 56, was accused of accepting bribes totaling more than 1.7 million yuan (273,000 U.S. dollars), but his defence team moved to have any confessions made by the CFA's ex-boss thrown out, alleging that they were obtained via torture.
Xie and Nan are the highest-ranking officials yet caught in China's ever-widening crackdown on soccer corruption, which has brought down dozens of officials, referees, club owners and players.
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Former Chinese soccer head Nan Yong on bribery trial
TIELING, Liaoning Province, April 25 (Xinhua) -- The former Chinese soccer chief credited with leading the Chinese team into their only World Cup finals was put on bribery trial here on Wednesday morning.
Nan Yong, the former director of the Chinese Football Administrative Center, stood trial on multiple charges of bribe-taking in Tieling, one day after his predecessor Xie Yalong faced court in Dandong, another Liaoning city. Full story
Nan Yong, former China soccer head on bribery trial
TIELING, Liaoning Province, April 25 (Xinhua) -- Following is factfile of Nan Yong, the former head of Chinese soccer who stood trial for taking bribes on Wednesday morning:
Born: June 16, 1962
Graduated from Shenyang Physical Education Institute
Career:
1984 - Human Resources Department of State Physical Culture and Sports Commission
1997 - Vice chairman of the Chinese Football Association
2001 - Chef de mission of the Chinese team which qualified for the 2002 World Cup finals
2005 - Party secretary and deputy director of the Chinese Football Administrative Center, head of the Chinese Super League
2009 - Director of the Chinese Football Administrative Center, vice chairman of the Chinese Football Association
Arrested in 2010 Full story
