Chinese Football Association President Chen Xuyuan is under investigation for suspected violations of discipline and the law, said Chinas top anti-graft watchdog on Tuesday.

Chen is being investigated by a disciplinary inspection and supervision team stationed at the General Administration of Sport of China after it was sent there by the Communist Party of Chinas Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the National Commission of Supervision. The Hubei provincial commission of supervision is also involved.

The investigation is linked with former Team China head coach Li Tie, who was initially put under investigation by the national disciplinary inspection team and the Hubei supervision commission for suspected serious violations of discipline and the law in November.

In January, Chen Yongliang, the CFAs executive deputy secretary-general, and Liu Yi, the CFAs former secretary-general, were both under investigation for the same reason.

No details of those investigations have been released.

The news of Chens investigation instantly became the top trending item on Chinese social media. The hashtag CFA president under investigation was viewed more than 2 million times in just half an hour on Weibo, with most netizens expressing frustration about the disappointing state of Chinese soccer.

In less than half a year, the CFA president, the governing bodys secretary-general, and Team Chinas former head coach are all under investigation. What actually happened behind Chinese soccer? Lets wait for the answer, sports commentator Han Qiaosheng wrote on social media.

Chen, who was president of Shanghai International Port Group, was elected as CFA president in 2019. With the 66-year-old as head of Chinese soccers governing body, Chinas mens national squad delivered a series of disappointing performances, and the nations soccer leagues development has been facing major difficulties.

It was during Chens governance and coach Lis tenure that the mens national team failed to qualify for the last years World Cup in Qatar, despite the associations considerable budget for foreign-born player naturalization.

On the league side, a number of clubs at all levels, even including giants such as eight-time Chinese Super League champions Guangzhou FC, are facing survival problems, while the overall influence of the nations professional leagues is decreasing.

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