Ex-Football Official Jailed for Bribery in China

Huang Song, former director of the competition department at the Chinese Football Association, was sentenced to seven years imprisonment for accepting bribes. He was also fined 600,000 yuan, according to state broadcaster CCTV.

Ex-Football Official Jailed for Bribery in China
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Huang Song, the former director of the competition department at the Chinese Football Association, has been sentenced to seven years imprisonment for taking bribes. The announcement was made by state broadcaster CCTV on Tuesday.

In addition to the prison sentence, Huang has been fined 600,000 yuan ($84,000), as reported by CCTV.

($1 = 7.1393 yuan)

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