
MATCHDAY: Relegation-threatened Leicester faces tough test against Liverpool Government statements have alluded to a lack of proper oversight but have offered few other clues. Speculation about their misdoings generally centers around embezzlement, the taking of bribes to award positions, and general abuse of power. The statements said they were being investigated by the ruling Communist Party’s corruption watchdog, the sports ministry’s anti-graft body, and by disciplinary authorities in Hubei province south of Beijing. Two-sentence official statements issued recently said they were suspected of “serious violations of laws and regulations,” and they were cooperating with authorities. The latest to fall were former Chinese Football Association vice president Li Yuyi and ex-chairman of the Chinese Super League Company that runs the country’s top-flight professional league, Ma Chengquan.

BEIJING (AP) - Two more former Chinese football officials have been placed under investigation for corruption, growing a list of Chinese sports administrators suspected of unspecified illegal activities.
