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Beijing, Sept.13 (ANI): Police have officially launched investigations into former Chinese Football Association (CFA) vice-president Xie Yalong and two other officials on suspicion of match fixing and bribery, the Ministry of Public Security has said.
It was the first time police confirmed Xie was being investigated for match fixing, and the move is the latest in a push to rid the Chinese game of the taint of cheating and to raise the level of play.
The others under investigation are Wei Shaohui, a former top official in China's national football team, and Li Dongsheng, a former head of the CFA's referee commission, a ministry statement said.
All of the three have been placed on file for further investigation. (ANI)
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