Ex-soccer heads face verdicts in corruption trials

 SHENGYANG, Liaoning Province, June 12 (Xinhua) -- The former Chinese soccer bosses who were accused of taking bribes¹ face verdicts on Wednesday morning.

A court in Dandong, Liaoning, is expected to announce a verdict against Nan Yong, the former director of the Chinese Football Administrative² Center who was charged with 17 counts of taking bribes worth 235,000 U.S. dollars.

Nan's predecessor³ Xie Yalong, accused of accepting bribes totaling more than 273,000 U.S. dollars, will hear his verdict in Tieling.

Four former Chinese international players - Shen Si, Qi Hong, Jiang Jin and Li Ming, charged of taking a total of 1.27 million U.S. dollars to fix a league game, are waiting for their verdicts in Shenyang.

The court in Anshan is set to read a verdict against Shao Wenzhong, the former general manager of China Football Industry Development Corp.

1 bribes   

n.贿赂( bribe的名词复数 )；向（某人）行贿，贿赂v.贿赂( bribe的第三人称单数 )；向（某人）行贿，贿赂

参考例句：

• It was alleged that he had taken bribes while in office. 他被指称在任时收受贿赂。
• corrupt officials accepting bribes 接受贿赂的贪官污吏

2 administrative   

adj.行政的，管理的

参考例句：

• The administrative burden must be lifted from local government.必须解除地方政府的行政负担。
• He regarded all these administrative details as beneath his notice.他认为行政管理上的这些琐事都不值一顾。

3 predecessor   

n.前辈，前任

参考例句：

• It will share the fate of its predecessor.它将遭受与前者同样的命运。
• The new ambassador is more mature than his predecessor.新大使比他的前任更成熟一些。