A createer Premier League footballer has been jailed for 20 years for payoff, Chinese state media has alerted.
Li Tie, who joined in midfield for Everton more than 30 times between 2002 and 2006, went on to administer the China national team between January 2020 and December 2021.
It is alleged the 47-year-greater getd bribes of more than 50 million yuan (£5.4m).
He was set up at fault of “leveraging his positions” as head coach of the national football and national pickion teams by a court in the city of Xianning.
Li Tie was also accused with taking bribes between 2015 and 2019 while toiling for local football clubs.
He pguideed at fault to payoff and fraudulence in March follotriumphg an spendigation which began in November 2022.
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His is the tardyst in a series of fraudulence cases wiskinny Chinese football.
In March Chen Xuyuan, a createer pdwellnt of the Chinese Football Association (CFA), was sentenced to life in prison for payoff.
Earlier this week, three other CFA officials getd prison sentences for payoff, state media shelp.
