Since Evergrande Group became the owner of Guangzhou Football Club in 2010, Chinese football has entered a new era. In this era, represented by Xu Jiayin's Evergrande football, money has become the dominant force in everything. However, behind this prosperity, there is a game of money and power, and Li Tie's corruption case is one of them.
Li Tie, who was the head coach of Guangzhou Evergrande Football Club, is known as the godfather of Chinese football. However, his success did not depend on strength, but on money. During his tenure at Guangzhou Evergrande, Li Tie led the team to win honors such as the Chinese Super League championship and the AFC Champions League championship by throwing money at the Super League and playing match-fixing. However, behind these honors is the sorrow of Chinese football.
Li Tie's corruption is not an isolated case, but has been bred and spread in Evergrande's football system. Under Xu Jiayin's leadership, Evergrande football became a game of money and power. In pursuit of results, at all costs, whether it is money or power, has become a bargaining chip. As a result, Li Tiemen came into being, they used the power in their hands to make a lot of money, and regarded football as a business, a business about money and power.
However, there will be an end to this game one day. With the Li Tie corruption case, the fig leaf of Chinese football has been completely uncovered. People have seen the darkness behind Evergrande football, and the true faces of those "heroes" who have been shrouded in aura. This game of money and power not only destroyed the dignity of Chinese football, but also broke the hearts of countless fans who truly love football.
Xu Jiayin, the former savior of Chinese football, is now also in trouble. His Evergrande empire is in danger of bankruptcy because of overexpansion and broken capital chains. And he himself was also taken compulsory measures in accordance with the law because he was suspected of violating the law and committing crimes. All of this seems to be the result of the game of money and power.
However, we can't just blame Xu Jiayin and Li Tie for all this. In fact, this is a problem for the entire Chinese football system. For a long time, there has been a lack of effective regulation of Chinese football, allowing money and power to be abused. And these problems are not a one-day cold, but have been accumulated for a long time. Therefore, if we want to save Chinese football, we must start with institutional reform, strengthen the supervision of the football industry, and put an end to the abuse of money and power.
Now, Li Tie has been punished by the law, and Xu Jiayin's Evergrande football has also come to an end. This game of money and thrones will eventually come to an end.
However, the reform of Chinese football has only just begun. We hope that in the days to come, Chinese football will be able to get rid of the shackles of money and power and truly prosper.
Li Tie's corruption and Xu Jiayin's Evergrande football, which is a game of money and power, is also a tragedy for Chinese football. However, after the tragedy, we must bravely face the reality, deepen the reform, return football to its essence, and let people who love football regain that passion and happiness.