Sports field in anti-corruption spotlight

Top governing body probed in wake of soccer match-fixing scandals

With the shadow of match-fixing scandals lingering over Chinese soccer, an anti-graft campaign is targeting the country's top sports body.

The Central Commission for Discipline Inspection of the Communist Party of China, the country's top anti-graft agency, published a commentary on its website on Tuesday in which it criticized the soccer governing body for malpractice for a series of official corruption and game-manipulating scandals. The scandals have tarnished the game's improvement and international image, the CCDI said.