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☆ Son Jun-ho: South Korean soccer player says Chinese authorities forced match-fixing confession out of him
  + stars: | 2024-09-12 | by ( ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +2 min
CNN —South Korean soccer player Son Jun-ho tearfully denied on Wednesday accusations by Chinese authorities that he participated in match-fixing and bribery when playing in the country and said he gave a false confession under duress. “I never took part in match-fixing,” Son told a news conference. He was not mistreated during detention, Son added, but described the conditions in which he was held as harsh. The General Administration of Sport of China and the foreign and public security ministries did not immediately respond to requests for comment. Son, who has now signed for South Korean side Suwon FC, said he hoped to continue his career.
Persons: Son, ho, “, ” Son, Jin Jingdao, Guo Tianyu, Gu Chao Organizations: CNN, South, Chinese Football Association, CFA, Administration of Sport, Chinese Super League, Shandong, Shandong Taishan FC, South Korean, Suwon FC Locations: South Korean, China, Administration of Sport of China, Shandong Taishan
☆ China bans 43 soccer players and officials for life for match-fixing
  + stars: | 2024-09-10 | by ( ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +2 min
CNN —The Chinese Football Association has banned for life 38 soccer players and five club officials after a two-year investigation into match-fixing and gambling, as part of a crackdown on corruption in one of China’s most popular sports. Power Sport Images/Getty Images/FileJin Jingdao during the 2022 FIFA World Cup Qualifier match between Australia and China on September 2, 2021 in Doha, Qatar. CFA President Song Kai said 43 of the 44 had been banned for life from football-related activities, and 17 others received five-year bans. The findings were announced ahead of a World Cup qualifier in Dalian later on Tuesday where Team China will host Saudi Arabia after last week’s 7-0 loss away to Japan. A former chairman of the CFA was sentenced to life in prison in March.
Persons: Zhang Xiaopeng, Jin Jingdao, Guo Tianyu, Gu Chao, Son, Mohamed Farag, Zhang, Song Kai Organizations: CNN, Chinese Football Association, Ministry of Public Security, Xinhua News Agency, Administration of Sport, CFA, Visual China, Getty, FC, AFC, China, men’s Locations: Dalian, China, South, Administration of Sport of China, South Korea, Hungary, Australia, Doha, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Japan
☆ Zhou Jihong: She apologized for verbally abusing an Olympic judge, but questions over the conduct of China's 'Iron Lady' of diving remain
  + stars: | 2022-05-11 | by ( George Ramsay | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +13 min
That was after Zhou, who has been dubbed the “Iron Lady” of Chinese diving, allegedly launched a verbal tirade at Wright at the 10m platform event’s conclusion for underscoring Chinese divers. In a diving event, judges on the panel award each dive a score ranging from zero to 10. Lintao Zhang/Getty ImagesAccording to Latimer, Zhou has “substantial input” when it comes to deciding which judges are chosen to officiate at competitions. From FINAAllegations against Zhou, Latimer says, have been slow to emerge due to her influential status within the sport. The “Iron Lady” of Chinese diving, Zhou became the country’s first ever Olympic gold medalist in the sport in 1984.
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