After graduating from college, he went to England to study economic management, and then registered a company in England. One of his main businesses is acting as an agent to introduce South African construction projects to Chongqing. On the recommendation of Chongqing Municipal Government, Liu Yi undertook the task of seeking South African foreign aid for this avant-garde earth island.

After introducing mark williams, Liu Yi became a football agent. Since then, he has also served as the agent of Sun Jihai, Li Zhangzhu, Mirren and others. Wen Wei Po reported that Sun Jihai successfully landed in Manchester City, and Liu Yi also contributed.

In 2004, Liu Yi also promoted the Englishman Wilkinson to be the technical director of Shenhua. In 2005, Liu Yi brought Macedonian international Saciri to Shenhua. Wen Wei Po reported that Sakiri and then Shenhua coach Nip had serious differences of opinion and left Shanghai soon. Since then, his career has expanded to the whole sports industry.

Vision:

According to the situation of domestic clubs, referring to the model of European professional league, Liu Yi's team formulated the articles of association and model of China professional football league. The professional league it designed has higher autonomy and management efficiency, which is supported by the club, but the Football Association is unwilling to delegate power.

Today, Liu Yi's election as the Secretary-General of the Football Association is considered to have a positive impact on promoting the establishment of the professional football league in China. Chen Xiaoyuan announced today that a professional football league will be established within this year.