Li Tie, 47, who played for the English Premier League Everton alongside Wayne Rooney in the early 2000s, is the biggest name to fall foul of a sweeping crackdown on rampant graft in China’s ...

Li Tie: 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.

China's head coach Li Tie attends the World Cup 2022 group B qualifying soccer match between China and Vietnam at Sharjah stadium in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, Thursday, Oct. 7, 2021.

Former China coach Li Tie has lost his appeal against a 20-year prison sentence handed down late last year for giving and receiving bribes, state news agency Xinhua reported on Wednesday.

BEIJING, Dec 13 (Reuters) - 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 ...

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 ...

The court said that between 2015 and 2021 when his stint as China manager ended, Li had accepted bribes worth in excess of $16million (£12.7m).

Former China men's national soccer team coach Li Tie has been jailed for 20 years, state media reported Friday, following a lengthy trial on corruption charges.

Former China national team coach Li Tie lost his appeal against a 20-year prison sentence handed down on corruption charges, a Chinese court announced Wednesday.. Li, who once played in the ...

Former China national team coach Li Tie lost his appeal against a 20-year prison sentence handed down on corruption charges, a Chinese court announced Wednesday. Li, who once played in the Premier… ...