Head of Chinese Football Association Dismissed
January 17, 2013
Head of the Chinese Football Association (CFA), discount Wei Di, cialis has reportedly been dismissed from his position.
Wei, asthma who had previously been an executive in aquatic sports, assumed his role at CFA in early 2010 and made positive contributions to reducing corruption in Chinese football.
Wei was also responsible for replacing former national team coach Gao Hongbo with ex-Spain and Real Madrid manager, Jose Antonio Camacho.
China’s new President, Xi Jinping, is a keen football fan and there is speculation that he may have been involved in the decision to remove Wei from his position.
Wei will be replaced by Zhang Jian, who served as the Head of the General Administration of Sports’ Policy and Regulations Department.
Zhang has said he will “set straight” the internal politics of the CFA and try to bring about “revolution” in Chinese football.{jcomments on}