China's football authorities have handed lifetime bans to 73 people, including former national team head coach Li Tie , and sanctioned 13 professional clubs for match-fixing and corruption, the Chinese Football Association CFA said on Thursday.
The CFA said the punishments followed a 'systematic review" and were imposed to "enforce industry discipline, purify the football environment, and maintain fair competition."
The statement did not specify when the offences occurred or provide details on how the match-fixing schemes operated.
