Chinese FA bans 38 players for life in corruption crackdown
by Reuters and Guardian sport from World news | The Guardian on (#6QM30)
- Former internationals among those banned
- Move relates to match-fixing and gambling
The Chinese Football Association has banned 38 players and five club officials for life after a two-year investigation into match-fixing and gambling. The investigation, part of a crackdown on corruption in the sport, found that 120 matches had been fixed, with 41 clubs involved, according to the official Xinhua news agency. The report did not say whether all the matches were in China.
The former China internationals Jin Jingdao and Gu Chao and the South Korea midfielder Son Jun-ho were among those banned for life, according to findings made public on Tuesday.
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