TV show on eve of Asian Cup features confessions by men’s football officials
Liu Yang (right) of China and Kim Tae-hwan of South Korea vie for the ball during an Asian Cup qualifying match in Shenzhen in November. (Photo: Reuters)
China’s government has blamed corruption for the dismal track record of its men’s football team in a documentary featuring confessions of bribe-taking.
The final episode of the four-part documentary series, which highlights corruption broadly in the country, was broadcast on state television on Tuesday, just days before the start of the Asian…
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