Former China football chief get life sentence for 'huge' bribery

Chen Xuyuan, former president of the Chinese Football Association, is sentenced to life for bribery on March 26, 2024. - CCTV

BEIJING: The former chairman of the Chinese Football Association has been sentenced to life in prison for accepting bribes worth US$11 million, state media said Tuesday (March 26), part of a crackdown on corruption in the domestic game.

Chen Xuyuan took advantage of his positions at the CFA and other bodies to "illegally accept sums of money from other people totalling 81.03 million yuan ($11 million)", the Communist Party-run People's Daily newspaper said.