![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/former-everton-star-faces-prison-after-being-charged-for-accepting-and-offering-bribes/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/0_GettyImages-1392346.jpg&description=Li Tie, who spent four years at Goodison Park, has been formally charged after accusation of "serious violations" as government continues its crack down on corruption in football Former Everton and Sheffield United midfielder Li Tie is facing a lengthy jail term after being charged in China with a number of bribery offences. The 46-year-old, who spent four seasons at Goodison Park, was last year accused of 'serious violations of the law' by state prosecutors and had been held in a detention centre, according to Chinese media, and earlier this week formal charges were filed following an investigation in the province of Hubei. A statement from the Supreme People's Procuratorate – the country's top agency overseeing prosecution – said: 'Li Tie, the former head coach of the Chinese national men's football team, was suspected of accepting bribes, offering bribes, offering bribes at the unit, accepting bribes of non-state employees, and offering bribes to non-state employees. 'The investigation was completed by the Chibi City Supervision Committee and Chibi Public Security Bureau of Hubei province. The investigation was completed and transferred.' The charges are part of a wider government crackdown on alleged corruption in Chinese football. In January senior executives at the Chinese Football Association, including secretary general Liu Yi and deputy secretary general Chen Yongliang were investigated over 'severe violations of the law.' In February the CFA president Chen Xuyuan was added to the list of those being investigated, while the South Korea international Son Jun-ho, a 31-year-old defensive midfielder who plays for the Shandong Taishan club, was detained on suspicion of accepting bribes while attempting to leave the country. The Premier League kick-off is on August 12. You can sign up for 18 months now for a cut price deal which will mean you'll see all the Premier League action throughout the 2023/2024 season as it unfolds. From £20 a month Mirror Football is no){kind=link}
Li Tie, who spent four years at Goodison Park, has been formally charged after accusation of “serious violations” as government continues its crack down on corruption in football
Former Everton and Sheffield United midfielder Li Tie is facing a lengthy jail term after being charged in China with a number of bribery offences.
The 46-year-old, who spent four seasons at Goodison Park, was last year accused of “serious violations of the law” by state prosecutors and had been held in a detention centre, according to Chinese media, and earlier this week formal charges were filed following an investigation in the province of Hubei.
A statement from the Supreme People’s Procuratorate â the country’s top agency overseeing prosecution â said: “Li Tie, the former head coach of the Chinese national men’s football team, was suspected of accepting bribes, offering bribes, offering bribes at the unit, accepting bribes of non-state employees, and offering bribes to non-state employees.
“The investigation was completed by the Chibi City Supervision Committee and Chibi Public Security Bureau of Hubei province. The investigation was completed and transferred.”