Li Tie, former head coach of the Chinese national men's soccer team, has appealed to a higher court after being sentenced to 20 years in prison for bribery-related crimes earlier this month, Beijing Television reported on Monday.

China's crackdown on corruption in soccer claimed a notable figure on Friday when former Everton midfielder and national team coach Li Tie was sentenced to 20 years in prison for giving and receiving bribes.

A former Chinese soccer star and coach of the country’s national men’s team has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for corruption, state media reported on Friday.

China sentences former Everton star and national team coach to 20 years for corruption - One of biggest names in Chinese football found guilty of taking bribes as coach of national team

Anti-graft authorities in China took aim at the sports industry in 2022 and announced a string of convictions for former soccer administrators this week.

The former coach of the Chinese men's national football team has received a 20-year-prison sentence for bribery, Chinese state media has reported.

The former coach of the Chinese men's national soccer team Li Tie has received a 20-year prison sentence for bribery.

China on Friday jailed former Premier League star and men’s national coach Li Tie for 20 years for bribery, snaring one of the country’s greatest football figures in a sweeping government crackdown on corruption in sport. Li Tie looks on ahead of the ...

after a China State Council meeting set the objective of awakening the nation’s slumbering football and dragging it into a “new phase”. The country’s renewed football ambition coincides with the jailing of former national team boss Li Tie ...

The former Everton player “was sentenced to a fixed-term imprisonment of 20 years at an initial trial”. Read more at straitstimes.com.

China yesterday jailed former English Premier League star and China men’s national coach Li Tie for 20 years for bribery, snaring one of the country’s greatest soccer figures in a sweeping government crackdown on corruption in sport.

Former China men’s national football team coach Li Tie has been jailed for 20 years, state media reported Friday, following a lengthy trial on corruption charges. Former Everton player Li “was sentenced to a fixed-term imprisonment of 20 years at an ...