China bans former soccer chiefs for life, slaps heavy fines on clubs

 　　By Sportswriters Cao Jianjie and Gong Bing

　　BEIJING, Feb. 18 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese soccer body on Monday banned two former soccer chiefs for life and meted¹ out heavy punishments on match-fixing clubs, concluding a three-year-long drive to clean up Chinese soccer.

　　Xie Yalong and Nan Yong, the two former heads of the Chinese soccer administrative² center who have been jailed for taking bribes³, were among the 58 people punished by the Chinese Football Association's (CFA) discipline commission on Monday afternoon.

　　Twelve clubs including former league champion Shenhua were slapped with heavy fines or deducted⁴ points for next season's league.

　　Xie, Nan and Yang Yimin, a former CFA deputy head, and World Cup referee⁵ Lu Jun were among the 33 people banned from soccer for life.

　　Former Chinese national team players - Shen Si, Qi Hong, Jiang Jin and Li Ming - all serving a 5-1/2 years jail term for bribe-taking, were also banned for life.

　　Xu Hong, who recently took the helm of super league club Dalian Arbin, was among the 25 people banned from the game for five years.

　　The CFA discipline commission imposed a 1 million yuan (160,000 US dollars) fine on super league club Shenhua, which had fixed⁶ a game en route to winning the 2003 league title. The Shanghai club was also deducted six points for next season.

　　Tianjin Teda was fined 1 million yuan and will start next season with minus six points for fixing a 2003 league game against Shanghai International.

　　Jilin Yanbian was fined 500,000 yuan and deducted three points for throwing a match in 2006.

　　The discipline committee demanded the three clubs to return the awards they won during the years of wrongdoing, meaning Shenhua would lose its 2003 league title.

　　Shandong Luneng was fined 1 million yuan, and Changchun Yatai, Jiangsu Shuntin and Henan Jianye each 500,000 yuan for bribery⁷.

　　The campaign to clean up Chinese soccer, launched in 2009, saw Nan Yong and Xie Yalong jailed for corruption⁸, along with a number of former international footballers and top referees⁹.

　　Nan and Xie were both given sentences 10 and a half years.

　　The announcement on punishments came just after Wei Di stepped down as chief of the CFA after a three-year tenure¹⁰ which saw the sport's shameful¹¹ past of match-fixing and bribery finally tackled.

　　The 58-year-old Wei was removed over poor results and a need to prepare for the 2016 Rio Olympics.

　　During Wei's tenure, the team failed to reach the 2014 World Cup after finishing third in a group topped by Iraq and Jordan.

1 meted   

v.（对某人）施以，给予（处罚等）( mete的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• The severe punishment was meted out to the unruly hooligan. 对那个嚣张的流氓已给予严厉惩处。 来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
• The money was meted out only after it had been carefully counted. 钱只有仔细点过之后才分发。 来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

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 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

4 deducted   

v.扣除，减去( deduct的过去式和过去分词 )

参考例句：

• The cost of your uniform will be deducted from your wages. 制服费将从你的工资中扣除。
• The cost of the breakages will be deducted from your pay. 损坏东西的费用将从你的工资中扣除。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 referee   

n.裁判员．仲裁人，代表人，鉴定人

参考例句：

• The team was left raging at the referee's decision.队员们对裁判员的裁决感到非常气愤。
• The referee blew a whistle at the end of the game.裁判在比赛结束时吹响了哨子。

6 fixed   

adj.固定的，不变的，准备好的；(计算机)固定的

参考例句：

• Have you two fixed on a date for the wedding yet?你们俩选定婚期了吗？
• Once the aim is fixed,we should not change it arbitrarily.目标一旦确定，我们就不应该随意改变。

7 bribery   

n.贿络行为，行贿，受贿

参考例句：

• FBI found out that the senator committed bribery.美国联邦调查局查明这个参议员有受贿行为。
• He was charged with bribery.他被指控受贿。

8 corruption   

n.腐败，堕落，贪污

参考例句：

• The people asked the government to hit out against corruption and theft.人民要求政府严惩贪污盗窃。
• The old man reviled against corruption.那老人痛斥了贪污舞弊。

9 referees   

n.裁判员( referee的名词复数 )；证明人；公断人；（专业性强的文章的）审阅人

参考例句：

• The fiery player has had numerous run-ins with referees. 这位脾气暴躁的队员曾和裁判员发生过无数次争吵。
• If you want to appeal, the Court of Referees will decide. 如果你要上诉，可以由仲裁法庭去判决。 来自辞典例句

10 tenure   

n.终身职位；任期；(土地)保有权，保有期

参考例句：

• He remained popular throughout his tenure of the office of mayor.他在担任市长的整个任期内都深得民心。
• Land tenure is a leading political issue in many parts of the world.土地的保有权在世界很多地区是主要的政治问题。

11 shameful   

adj.可耻的，不道德的

参考例句：

• It is very shameful of him to show off.他向人炫耀自己，真不害臊。
• We must expose this shameful activity to the newspapers.我们一定要向报社揭露这一无耻行径。