Chinese football receives shocking news, 3 players jailed for match-fixing

According to the latest information from 163.com, three players Mou Shantao, Han Xu and Chu Jinchao have been sentenced to prison for their involvement in match-fixing.

Bóng đá Trung Quốc nhận tin choáng váng, 3 cầu thủ ngồi tù vì dàn xếp tỷ số - Ảnh 1. — Coach Li Tie is still under investigation for match-fixing.

“These are the first players arrested for gambling in the first round of investigations. All three are from Nanjing FC in the Chinese First Division.

They started to participate in match-fixing from the 2021 season and lasted until the end of the 2022 season. The sentence for these three players is from 2-3 years in prison, depending on the severity of each person in the match-fixing," reported 163.com.

It is worth noting that the Chinese newspaper said that the three players who were just sentenced are just a small number. Currently, there are still many players, coaches and even officials who are involved in betting and match-fixing.

“This is just one gambling case in the lower leagues and is the tip of the iceberg. The cases uncovered this year also involved many players, coaches and officials,” 163.com continued.

Previously, a series of famous names were arrested, including coach Hao Wei, player Jin Jingdao, and Korean player Son Jun-ho.

Even former Chinese national team coach Li Tie and former Chinese Football Association President Chen Xuyuan were arrested for bribery and match-fixing.

“It can be seen that match-fixing is more likely to occur in lower-level leagues. The Chinese Super League receives more attention, so it is not easy to do so.

But that doesn't mean it can't happen. And when it does, the impact of the incident will certainly be quite large," the newspaper concluded.

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