Li Tie, the former head coach of the Chinese men’s national soccer team who played for Everton in the Premier League, has lost an appeal against his 20-year prison sentence for offering and accepting bribes.
The 47-year-old saw his appeal rejected by the Hubei Provincial Higher People’s Court on Wednesday, Chinese state news agency Xinhua reported.
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Li was originally sentenced on December 13, 2024, by the Intermediate People’s Court of Xianning, Hubei Province.
The former midfielder played 92 games for the Chinese national side and featured at the 2002 World Cup, before coaching the team for 12 games between 2019 and 2021. He was placed under investigation for “serious violation of laws” relating to corruption and, in March 2024, he made a televised confession as part of a match-fixing probe.
Before taking charge of the Chinese national team, Li was head coach of Hebei China Fortune and later Wuhan Zall, guiding both clubs to promotion to the Chinese Super League, the top tier of domestic soccer in the country.
In 2019, he replaced Marcello Lippi, who coached Italy to the World Cup title in 2006, as caretaker manager of the Chinese national team before taking over permanently. However, he was sacked in 2021 after failing to qualify for the World Cup in Qatar.
The following year, the Chinese public prosecutor said in a statement: “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.”
Li admitted he paid three million yuan (£331,000; $418,500) in bribes to become the national team coach and said he achieved his two promotions through match-fixing.
“I am very sorry,” Li said at the time. “I should have kept my head down and followed the right path. There were certain things that were customary in football at the time.”
In December 2024, Li was sentenced for bribery-related crimes, although the intermediate court did not disclose specifics about the amount of bribes he offered and received. Li appealed to the high court.
The high court accepted his appeal but following a review of the case, has upheld the original verdict.
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