On April 6, Phoenix TV broadcast the documentary "Anti-Corruption Storm - From Football to Sports". Shi Xueqing, the former general manager of Dalian Football Club, revealed the situation when Li Tie, the former head coach of the Chinese National Men's Football Team, was taken away.
According to reports, on November 3, 2022, the Chinese Football Association issued a notice for professional coaches from the AFC and the Chinese Football Association to receive offline re-education and training. Li Tie, Fan Zhiyi, Yang Chen, etc. all signed up to participate.
On November 9, 2022, Li Tie and others were attending a coaching training class in Dalian. The training class starts at 8:30 every day, and coach Li Chunman is responsible for explaining. On that day, an unidentified "little girl" came to the classroom and told all the students that the leaders of the State Sports General Administration came to Dalian for an inspection and wanted to visit everyone, so the morning study was very important. No one could leave here for anything, and no one was allowed to leave here for anything. Ask for leave.
Then Li Chunman started to lecture. After less than 5 minutes of lecture, the "little girl" appeared again, quietly came to Li Tie's seat and said, "Director Li, someone is looking for you outside." Li Tie stood up and said, "What?" He didn't take it either. His notebook, backpack, and even mobile phone were placed on the seat. He never came back after leaving, and he also missed the group photo taken at the training class.
After class, Fan Zhiyi, a famous national football player who also participated in the training, was very confused by Li Tie's sudden departure and asked everywhere: "Where did Li Tie go?" Many people thought that Li Tie went out to do errands and would come back to class in the afternoon. Those who were present at the time Many people in China never thought that Li Tie would never return.
was suddenly taken away for investigation. His car, a white business car, had been parked in the hotel parking lot. Later, his family came specially to drive the car home.
In November 2022, the Hubei Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection and Supervision notified that Li Tie was suspected of serious violations of the law and was under investigation by the Discipline Inspection and Supervision Team of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the National Supervisory Commission of the State Sports General Administration and the Hubei Provincial Supervisory Commission.
On March 28, 2024, Li Tie’s case of bribery, bribery, bribery by his employer, bribery by non-state staff, and bribery of non-state staff was publicly heard. The entire trial lasted for 12 hours.
Li Tie accepted bribes totaling 77.64 million yuan from 2015 to 2021. The amount of bribes he and Huaxia and Wuhan Zall Club paid to relevant personnel were also as high as 42.05 million yuan, and the total amount involved was nearly 120 million yuan. Li Tie should The court expressed guilt and remorse, and the court announced an optional sentencing date.
