 Soccer Head Hints League May be Suspended
The newly appointed Chinese football head Wei Di has said the country's top division league is probably to be suspended if more Super League teams were found guilty of match fixing. | |
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Profits drive gambling
The country's soccer teams, both men's and women's, have long been considered as something we need but don't want because of terrible performance.
¨CRoberto Chen, sports editor at Xinhua new agency
| Where to now, Chinese soccer?
The soccer industry has degenerated over the years. The government injected large amounts of money, and in 2004, a professional soccer league was created to help the sport develop. But it still seems to be going nowhere: national teams keep losing in international competitions, soccer clubs are losing money and stadiums are losing fans.
¨CCai Wei, soccer coach and former national team player
| Positive signs
Chinese soccer has got some big problems, but I think we're now seeing an upturn. We had difficulties in running the club, but now even the central government is cocerned about the issues and is providing practical help.
¨C Zhang Wei, official with Beijing Guoan
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Audio Comment  Soccer Needs Overhaul
Up until the once mysterious "disappearance" of three high officials with the Chinese Football Association (CFA), there had been suspicion that the fever-pitched campaign against gambling and match-fixing in professional soccer may, like other anti-graft initiatives, come to a halt before getting close to the root of the problems. | |
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New Chinese Football Leader to Fight Illegal Gambling and Corruption
