43 Banned for Life as China Tackles Corruption in Football

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The move comes following a two-year probe that uncovered a series of online gambling, match-fixing, and bribery cases involving 120 matches, 128 criminal suspects, and 41 football clubs. China’s Football Association has issued lifetime bans to 43 individuals, including former Chinese internationals, following a two-year probe into match-fixing and corruption in the country’s football industry. Among those banned are football officials and players including former Chinese internationals Jin Jingdao, Guo Tianyu, and Gu Chao, as well as South Korean player Son Jun-ho and Cameroon’s Donovan Ewolo. According to state news agency Xinhua, while 38 professional players and five club officials received lifetime bans, another 15 players and two club officials were banned for five years. Addressing a press conference on Tuesday, officials from China’s General Administration of Sport and the Ministry of Public Security stated that a two-year investigation had uncovered a series of online g ………………………………