165438+1On October 26th, the website of the Supervision Office of the Hubei Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection released that Li Tie, the former head coach of the China National Men's Football Team, was suspected of serious violation of the law, and was currently under investigation by the Discipline Inspection and Supervision Team of the State Commission for Discipline Inspection in the State Sports General Administration and the Hubei Provincial Supervision Commission.
As early as165438+1October 12, it was reported in the football circle that Li Tie had been taken away for investigation. 14 days later, the news finally settled.
Data Tu Tu Source: vision china.
Why was Li Tie investigated?
According to many sports media reports, Li Tie was taken away after receiving continuing education and training from professional and A-level coaches in Dalian.
The news was released by the Supervision Committee of the Hubei Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection, which is probably related to his position in the former Wuhan Zall Football Club.
There is a saying in the circle that the cause of the investigation may stem from the accusation against the former Wuhan Zall Football Club. But this statement has not been confirmed.
Previously, when Li Tie was the head coach of the national football team, he was also the general manager of Wuhan Zall and Sports director. Due to the demotion of Wuhan Zall in that year, it was reported that Wuhan Zall refused to pay Li Tie a part-time job, which also caused Li Tie to ask Wuhan Zall for salary for some time. Since then, the relationship between the two sides has been tense.
Just after Li Tie was taken away, many sports media people broke the news, and the top management of the club was also taken away, but whether it was under investigation or assisting in the investigation is unknown.
Besides Wuhan Zall's appointment, there are more speculations about Li Tie's involvement. A person in the football circle thinks that it is unreasonable for Li Tie to ask the players of the national team to sign an appointed agent. "Although the rumor was reported by Wuhan Zall, this investigation may not only be a problem during Wuhan's coaching."
Li Tie dabbled in business and football. According to Tianyancha APP, there are 9 affiliated companies under Li Tie's name, 6 of which are still in operation. Among the companies under Li Tie's name, Shenyang Tianyi Sports Culture Consulting Service Co., Ltd., which was founded in 202 1 and 65438+2 months ago, is the latest one. At that time, shortly after Li Tiegang stepped down as head coach of the national football team, Li Tie held 90% of the company's shares.
The above-mentioned people speculate: "Li Tie may become the first national team coach in China, and it is more likely to lead a new round of football anti-corruption."
It is not uncommon for Football Association officials to be investigated.
It's been 10 years since the last drastic anti-corruption campaign in football. At that time, Xie Yalong, director of the former Foot Tube Center, and Nan Yong, director of the former Foot Tube Center, were jailed. This 10 year is the 10 year of "Jinyuan Football" in China. The Super League has welcomed all kinds of big-name players, the salaries of local players have risen, and the national football team has also opened the way to naturalize players. Although domestic leagues have ushered in "unprecedented prosperity", it seems that the level of China men's soccer team has not improved significantly.
Nowadays, "Jinyuan Football" has reached a dead end, and many Super League football clubs have been dissolved due to financial problems. China, with many naturalized players, still missed the World Cup. At this point, the outside world is concerned, will China football be another round of "anti-corruption storm"?
As a matter of fact, in the past two years, there have been a lot of violations of laws and regulations in China football.
In July, 20021,Dong Wensheng, the former chairman of Tianjin TEDA Football Club, was taken away for investigation. Chi Rongliang and Wang Kaiwen, former assistant coaches of TEDA Club, were also taken away for investigation in August 2002 and June 2002 respectively. 65438+February, the Supervisory Committee of Tianjin Commission for Discipline Inspection announced that Dong Wensheng was investigated for criminal responsibility for taking advantage of his position to seek benefits for others and illegally accepting other people's property.
In August 2022, there was a small football match suspected of manipulating the game. On August 7th, Guangzhou team played against Qingyuan team U 15 in the men's soccer final of Guangdong National Games. Qingyuan team, which led by 3:/kloc-0 in the second half, scored 4 goals in 13 minutes and finally lost by 3: 5. The China Football Association said the next day that it had formed an investigation team with the participation of the Competition Department and the Discipline Inspection Department to investigate in Guangzhou. On August 15, the Guangdong Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection also set up an investigation team to investigate the suspected match-fixing incident. Up to now, neither the Guangdong Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection nor the Football Association has announced the investigation results of this game.
Following the corruption cases in Xie Yalong and Nanyong, new cases have emerged in the administrative departments related to football. Just after Guangdong U 15 men's soccer final was suspected of match-fixing, on August 30th, the website of the State Supervision Commission of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection quoted the news of the State Supervision Commission of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection in the Ministry of Education and the Discipline Inspection and Supervision Team of the Shandong Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection, saying that Wang Dengfeng, director of the Sports Health and Art Education Department of the Ministry of Education, was suspected of serious violation of the law and was currently under investigation.
According to public information, from 2065438 to June 2004, Wang Dengfeng was elected as the vice chairman of the 10th Chinese Football Association. From 2065438 to 2005, he served as the director of the office of the National Youth Campus Football Work Leading Group, and has been focusing on the national youth football work until he was investigated.
Wei Jixiang, another vice-chairman of the 10th Football Association and former Party Secretary of the Foot Control Center, was also punished by informed criticism 20 1 165438 on1October 0 for violating eight regulations. According to the website of the Supervision Department of the CPC Central Commission for Discipline Inspection, Wei Jixiang, secretary of the Party Committee of the former Foot Control Center, was given a disciplinary warning by the Disciplinary Committee of the directly under the authority Party Committee of the State Sports General Administration for visiting Putuo Mountain Scenic Area during the beach football match in Zhoushan in 20 13.
Data Tu Tu Source: vision china.
Where did all the money from the Football Association go?
Before we know whether the Football Association will launch another round of anti-corruption storm, we must first understand the Football Association.
On August 2015 17, the Adjustment and Reform Plan of Chinese Football Association was released, requiring the Football Association to decouple from the State Sports General Administration and cancel the football management center in due course.
"With 20 15 as the demarcation point, the Football Association officially changed the era of two brands and one team. The Football Association has since become a complete social group. " The above-mentioned people in the football circle told the reporter of China Economic Weekly that the Football Association is actually a service organization to promote the rapid development of football. It earns income by organizing competitions and training, and then uses this income to develop and improve the level of domestic football. This person believes that the Football Association is an independent business operation organization in view of the establishment motives of FIFA and other national football associations. Its main job should be to make money first, and then consider using the money to promote football. After that, through the extensive mass base of football, commercial interests are obtained, thus forming a virtuous circle and effectively promoting the improvement of football level.
Now the Football Association does have the ability to make money. The reporter inquired through the industrial and commercial system that among the Super League limited liability companies, the Football Association holds 36% of the shares, making it the largest shareholder, and the rest of the shares are divided equally by 16 Super League Club. According to the White Paper on the Commercial Value of the Chinese Football Association Super League jointly issued by the Super League and Deloitte, the highest income of the Super League is 20 18, and the annual income of the Super League Limited Liability Company is161400 million yuan. According to the distribution ratio at that time, the Football Association with 36% shares could get more than 500 million.
However, according to the financial data released by the Football Association, it has been in a state of balance in recent years, even losing money on 202 1.
Where does the Football Association spend its money? In 20 19, the Football Association announced the main expenditure items in 20 17 and 20 18. The biggest expenditure in these two years is the expenditure of national teams at all levels, of which the expenditure in 2065438+2008 exceeded 250 million yuan. Secondly, the expenditure on various competitions also exceeded 200 million yuan in 20 18.
On the other hand, the basis of league profit is that the clubs participating in the league can also get commercial benefits. According to the White Paper on Commercial Value of Chinese Football Association Super League, the main profit models of football clubs are advertising, tickets, broadcast income and sports surroundings. According to some insiders, football matches have a certain impetus to local tourism, not to mention the prestige that winning a game can bring to the local government. Industry insiders told China Economic Weekly that these are also the investment motives of football club management.
Therefore, how to keep the team in the first-class league and get continuous attention has become the driving force for the football club to win. The Football Association has absolute control over domestic leagues such as the Super League. The number, time, place, referee and broadcasting right of Super League matches are all decided by the Football Association. If power is not restricted, it is easy to bury hidden dangers of corruption.
Who should be in charge of corruption in football?
As the head coach of the national team, Li Tie is employed by the Football Association. Why does the Commission for Discipline Inspection and Supervision investigate?
A legal person told China Economic Weekly that Li Tie, as the head coach of the national team, can be regarded as a civil servant entrusted by state organs to manage public affairs organizations, so he also needs to be supervised by the Commission for Discipline Inspection.
Does the Football Association have its own anti-corrosion mechanism? In fact, the Football Association has its own internal oversight body.
Official website, the Football Association, shows that the Football Association has a secretariat and a special committee. The secretariat has discipline inspection and supervision departments, and the special committees also have discipline committees and ethics and fair competition committees.
According to the working rules of China Football Association's Ethics and Fair Competition Committee, the Football Association's Ethics Committee is mainly responsible for investigating and handling violations of moral standards that have nothing to do with the game or have little to do with it. This is similar to the FIFA Ethics Committee, whose main purpose is to crack down on corruption, which mainly involves referees, athletes, coaches and club officials taking bribes and participating in gambling and match-fixing. The corruption of Football Association officials is managed by the discipline inspection and supervision department under the Secretariat. The disciplinary Committee is mainly responsible for violations of moral standards directly related to the game.
According to official website, the Football Association, in recent years, almost all punishment notices in football have come from disciplinary committees, and the punishment targets are mainly players and team officials, and almost all punishment behaviors are fighting, insulting referees and being late for the game. Since its establishment six years ago, the Ethics Committee has not received any notice of punishment. He Jiahong, director of the Ethics and Fair Competition Committee of the China Football Association, also wrote that since the establishment of the Ethics Committee of the Football Association, the case has not been formally put on file for investigation, and it is in a state of leisure.
There are some objective reasons for this. 20 14 according to the statistics of the British daily mail, the average annual salary of Chinese Super League players is 209,000 pounds, equivalent to nearly 2 million yuan. By 20 19, before the salary limit order came out, the average annual salary of Super League players was 654.38+038.9 thousand yuan, which increased sixfold in five years. As China football entered the Jin and Yuan Dynasties in the past 10, the income of players and coaches rose.
"The high salary makes most players and coaches rarely get extra income through gambling and fake balls." The above-mentioned football media people explained to the reporter of China Economic Weekly that high salary makes players want to keep their position in the club more than to get extra income through illegal means.
But this situation is changing.
At the end of 20 18, the Football Association announced the "salary limit order" in order to curb the rising expenses of football clubs and give some non-"giant" clubs living space. In the latest player salary control policy, the single-season salary of domestic players in the Super League has been lowered to a maximum of 5 million yuan before tax, and the average annual salary of the whole team does not exceed 3 million yuan before tax. Compared with the peak period of 20 19, the average wage has shrunk by nearly 80%.
Coupled with the introduction of a series of new policies by the Football Association and the decline of the real estate industry, investors and advertisers have greatly reduced their investment in football clubs. Many football clubs even have a large number of unpaid wages, and many teams such as Jiangsu Suning and Chongqing Contemporary have been dissolved one after another because of unpaid wages, including the Wuhan Yangtze River Team coached by Li Tie. As the saying goes, "frugality is difficult, frugality is difficult." After the sharp rise, the players' salaries dropped sharply. Whether some players and coaches will choose to try other ways to increase their income has also been questioned.
"This World Cup is the same again. China participated in everything except the national team. " A veteran football fan complained to the reporter of China Economic Weekly that it was time to investigate the hidden problems in the football system, and it was better to launch another round of anti-corruption storm.
Xu Liang, a former international, also bluntly said in the webcast: "All relevant departments should check China's football anti-counterfeiting content together, and dig deeper, the better, because the Football Association has found that there may be insufficient authority at a certain depth and the higher authorities need to intervene."
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