Li Tie, 47, who played for the English Premier League Everton alongside Wayne Rooney in the early 2000s, is the biggest name to fall foul of a sweeping crackdown on rampant graft in China’s ...

Li returned to China in 2008 after an unsuccessful stint at Sheffield United. But now Li, who served as manager of the Chinese national team from 2019 to 2021, has a serious problem on his hands.

The court in Xianning was told Li accepted over 50m yuan (£5.4m) in bribes from 2019 to 2011 when he was coach of China’s national team.. In exchange for the bribes, Li allegedly chose certain ...

Former China coach Li Tie has lost his appeal against a 20-year prison sentence handed down late last year for giving and receiving bribes, state news agency Xinhua reported on Wednesday.

The court said that between 2015 and 2021 when his stint as China manager ended, Li had accepted bribes worth in excess of $16million (£12.7m).

Li Tie's final act in English football would be to earn a red card against Arsenal. ... meanwhile, is captain of Evergrande and, until recently, the China national side.

BEIJING (AP) — Former Everton and Sheffield United midfielder Li Tie was hired Thursday as coach of China's national soccer team, replacing Marcello Lippi. Li had been caretaker coach since ...

Li Tie lays into media after Wu Lei’s late penalty keeps alive slim hopes of qualifying for tournament in Qatar next year. China have been forced to play all their games away from home because ...

Li Tie, 47, who played for the English Premier League Everton alongside Wayne Rooney in the early 2000s, is the biggest name to fall foul of a sweeping crackdown on rampant graft in China’s ...

China's head coach Li Tie attends the World Cup 2022 group B qualifying soccer match between China and Vietnam at Sharjah stadium in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates, Thursday, Oct. 7, 2021.