The former coach of the Chinese national men's football team has been sentenced to 20 years in jail for bribery, state media reported.
Li Tie, who also played for Everton in the English Premier League, confessed earlier this year to fixing matches, accepting bribes, and offering bribes to get the top coaching job.
The case shows how President Xi Jinping's anti-corruption crackdown has cut through sport, banking and the military.
Earlier this week, three former officials from the Chinese Football Association (CFA) were also handed jail sentences for bribery. More than a dozen coaches and players have been investigated.