Life sentence for the former president of the Chinese Football Federation. A court in Hubei province found him guilty of "accepting bribes" Between 2010 and 2023, Chen took advantage of his positions at the Federation and other bodies to "illegally accept sums of money from other people totaling 81.03 million yuan ($11 million)," according to the People's Daily, the voice of the Communist Party.
The sentence is part of a crackdown decided by Beijing against malfeasance in national football.