China’s sports commission announced on Friday that two prominent football officials are under investigation for “severe violations of the law” as a government crackdown on the sport deepened.
According to claims made by the General Administration of Sport, those under investigation include Wang Xiaoping, the chairman of the Chinese Football Association’s disciplinary committee, and Huang Song, the director of the competition division.
They are the most recent in a long line of prominent football officials who have been the subject of inquiries since November, including CFA President Chen Xuyuan and former national coach and Premier League player Li Tie.