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Former president of the country's Football Association, Chen Xuyuan, has been sentenced to life in prison for bribery, according to the country's state media.

Earlier in 2024, he plead guilty to taking bribes worth a total of 11.2 million dollars.

More than a dozen coaches and players have also been investigated, with three other senior football officials sentenced on Tuesday to between eight and 14 years in prison for corruption.

Beijing-based journalist Mark Dreyer tells Sport Today's Ade Adedoyin how and why this happened.

Photo: Chen Xuyuan, President of Chinese Football Association, reacts at a training session ahead of the 2022 EAFF E-1 Football Championship on July 15, 2022 in Qingdao, Shandong Province of China. (Credit: VCG via Getty Images)