维持10年半有期徒刑，足协纪委原主任王小平受贿二审宣判

Group 1 - The Hubei Province Jingzhou Intermediate People's Court upheld the original ruling in the bribery case of Wang Xiaoping, former head of the Chinese Football Association's Disciplinary Committee, sentencing him to 10 years and 6 months in prison and a fine of 700,000 RMB [1] - Wang Xiaoping served as the head of the Disciplinary Committee since 2009, and during his tenure, the total amount of fines issued by the committee increased from 1.695 million RMB in 2010 to over 3.5 million RMB in 2017, with a total of 152 fines issued [1] - As of March 2023, Wang Xiaoping had issued 65 fines since the start of the 2022 season before his downfall [1] Group 2 - On the same day, the Hubei Province Tongshan People's Court sentenced Liu Jun, former chairman of the Chinese Super League Co., to 11 years in prison and a fine of 1.1 million RMB for bribery and non-state staff bribery [2] - Liu Jun previously served as the general manager of Jiangsu Suning Football Club and was involved in the business development of the professional league after being appointed chairman of the Chinese Super League Co. [2] - Since its establishment in 2006, all six chairmen of the Chinese Super League Co. have been implicated in corruption scandals [2] Group 3 - The anti-corruption campaign in Chinese football began with the investigation of former national team coach Li Tie in November 2022, leading to over 18 officials being reported for corruption within a year [3] - The campaign has resulted in significant sentences, including Li Tie being sentenced to 20 years for involvement in a 120 million RMB case, and former CFA chairman Chen Xuyuan receiving a life sentence for accepting over 81 million RMB in bribes [3] - The Chinese Football Association acknowledged the severe and complex challenges faced in combating corruption within the football sector during a meeting in April 2023 [3]