This summer, the eyes of the world are focused on the green field of the World Cup. Outside of this passionate tournament, the Chinese soccer world is experiencing an unprecedented anti-corruption storm. on November 26th, Li Tie, the former head coach of China's men's national soccer team, was thrown into the limelight and investigated. The revelations about him on the Internet came like a tidal wave of jaw-dropping news.
Sports commentator Li Pingkang's revelation is even more stone-cold. According to him, Li Tie is not only the richest coach in China, the amount of money involved is staggering. Only in a bank in Shenyang, Li Tie's deposit will be as high as hundreds of millions. One hundred million deposits, such a figure does not make you feel shocked? But this is only the tip of the iceberg. It is reported that Li Tie once raised a player's salary to 6 million pounds, while the company behind him took 3 million from it. In addition, Li Tie's annual salary for coaching the national team is as high as 9 million, and he has signed a four-year contract, which is much higher than the average level of domestic coaches. The media even tried to depict Li Tie's "wealth map", saying that he owns nine affiliated enterprises, holding six shares.
Seeing this, do you realize why it is difficult for the men's soccer team to improve its performance, and why we are unable to advance to this year's World Cup in Qatar? The facts show that apart from the problems of youth training and soccer skills, there are also the temptation of money and the entanglement of interests. Judging from recent revelations, it seems that some people don't care about soccer at all, and some people are even "making money" without limits.
If the information disclosed on the Internet is true, then this is undoubtedly a big blow to the fans. Over the years, countless fans have looked forward to a glorious future for Chinese soccer, but in the eyes of some, their "money" seems to be more important.
As Li Tie's investigation deepened, he became the first head coach of China's men's national soccer team to be investigated. Public opinion has speculated whether there are others involved. However, we must realize that for the real development of Chinese soccer, it is necessary to establish sound rules and regulations, from the perspective of regulation and supervision, to prevent some people in the soccer circle from focusing on immediate interests and missing out on the future of Chinese soccer.
It is puzzling that, over the past few decades, our country has made great strides in both the economy and sports. While the women's soccer team has achieved great success, the men's soccer team has always struggled to make a breakthrough. Especially in the 20 years after the 2002 World Cup, have we missed too many opportunities? Behind this, in addition to the problem of youth training, is there something similar to the shadow of the "Li Tie" phenomenon? In my opinion, it is time to uncover the truth of some people's "money".
Soccer should be a pure and clean sport competition. Those in the soccer circle who harbor selfish and profit-driven intentions should be duly punished.
