Liu Jun, president of the Chinese Super League and former manager of Suning and Inter (interim CEO in 2016) was arrested
Storm in Chinese football, which plunges into a corruption scandal. As reported by Calcio e Finanza, in fact, Liu Jun, president of the Chinese Super League and former manager of Suning and Inter (interim CEO in 2016 to replace Bolingbroke after the acquisition of the club by Suning) was arrested. .
“His arrest comes six months after Chinese Football Association chairman Chen Xuyuan was placed under investigation for suspected serious violations of the law. The investigation into Chen, who was also deputy secretary of the football body, came after an anti-corruption inquiry into Chinese football. In January, two former Football Association officials were investigated for suspected “serious violations of the law”, according to statements published by China’s sports regulatory authority (…). The news about Liu Jun comes a day after investors told reigning Chinese Super League champions Wuhan Three Towns they were ready to sell the club for free after announcing they would freeze funding at the end of the month“.