The General Administration of Sport joins hands with public security to crack down on gambling blackouts
Recently, the State General Administration of Sports and the Ministry of Public Security jointly issued an urgent circular on cracking down on gambling, match-fixing and other violations, clearly stating that athletes, coaches and referees involved in gambling, match-fixing and other violations will be subject to penalties based on the severity of the circumstances, such as a written review, fines, confiscation of the illegal proceeds, cessation of the issuance of training subsidies and incentive pay, expulsion from the team and a lifelong ban on the game.
The notice also made it clear that for relevant acts in the professional league, penalties will be imposed on the league's organizing bodies, clubs and relevant managers. The penalties will be aggravated for those with serious circumstances, bad influence or those who willfully obstruct investigations or provide false information.
In addition, the notice requires public security organs at all levels to work closely with sports departments to detect and investigate gambling-related offenses, comprehensively collect and fix evidence, and impose public security management penalties or criminal liability in accordance with the law. It emphasizes the need to trace the roots of the problem and dig deep into the dark secrets of gambling to ensure that the crackdown is thorough and an effective deterrent is formed.
Guangdong U15 boys' soccer final 'full of doubts', sparking national concern
On August 7, the incident of suspected match-fixing in the U15 boys' soccer final of the Guangdong Provincial Games spread rapidly through the Internet and aroused widespread concern in the society. CFA immediately dispatched a working group to Guangdong to investigate.
August 15, Guangdong Province, Guangdong Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection network informed that the Guangdong Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection and Supervision has set up an investigation group to investigate the 16th Guangdong Provincial Games men's soccer B A (U15) group of Guangzhou team against the Qingyuan team in the final of the suspected fake ball incident, aimed at finding out the truth, in accordance with the rules and regulations of the law and serious pursuit of responsibility and accountability.
On the evening of August 17, the official website of Guangdong Provincial Sports Bureau released the news that the provincial governor Wang Weizhong attended the province's sports match style and discipline and anti-doping warning education TV and telephone conference, emphasizing the need to match style and discipline as an important political task and political responsibility, and deeply learn the lessons of the Guangdong Provincial Games men's soccer B A (U15) group Guangzhou team against Qingyuan team final allegedly fake ball incident, never touch the lifeline of sports and the High-pressure line.
In addition, the Chinese Football Association (CFA) issued a notice on August 17th on further strengthening the work of discipline in all kinds of soccer matches, requesting to strengthen the construction of discipline in matches, press the main responsibility, and crack down on fake gambling and black behavior. The CFA will join hands with the Ministry of Public Security, disciplinary inspection, supervision and other departments to resolutely crack down and resolutely eliminate the occurrence of such phenomena with a "zero tolerance" attitude.
On August 18, the CFA once again issued a notice on further strengthening the management of referees, requesting to strengthen the work discipline of referees in the tournament area, preventing and eradicating all kinds of unethical practices, and forbidding the participation in illegal activities such as betting on football matches and match-fixing, etc. For those who participate in the game and those who knowingly fail to report the incident, the CFA will deal with the matter seriously and will not tolerate it.
Thirteen years ago, China's soccer world shocked the anti-gambling and anti-black storm originated in Guangdong, now, Guangdong Provincial Games Boys U15 final "suspected" match-fixing incident will trigger a new round of storms, is not yet conclusive.
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