Ex-Head Coach of China’s National Soccer Team Pleads Guilty to Bribery Charges

What’s new: Li Tie, former head coach of China’s national men’s soccer team, pleaded guilty on five bribery charges involving a total of 110 million yuan ($15 million) during a Thursday hearing of his case, a court in central China’s Hubei province said.

Li, 47, faces charges including accepting bribes, giving bribes, organizational bribery, accepting bribes as a non-state employee, and giving bribes to non-state employees, aimed at manipulating player selections and match outcomes, according to the Intermediate People's Court in Xianning.