Soccer scourge

Men's soccer in China has long been considered as something that we need but don't want because of its terrible performance in international competitions. The exposure on the involvement of some from soccer clubs - including players - in the manipulation of matches for booty from soccer gambling points to even more serious problems.

It was reported that more than 100 people within the circle had been investigated for their involvement in soccer gambling. A soccer betting case cracked indicates that the insiders detained did not just bet on a particular match. They also manipulated the matches by fixing the result in advance in order to make money from gambling.

Long before the exposure of this scandal, men's soccer has been bombarded by criticism and even accusations about the decadent lifestyle of players. The most notorious was that some players in the national team reportedly visited prostitutes the night before important matches and some players were bribed to cheat in matches.