Verdicts expected in soccer corruption trials

SHENGYANG, Liaoning Province, June 12 (Xinhua) -- Four different courts in northeast China's Liaoning Province are set to hand down verdicts for former Chinese soccer bosses and national team players on Wednesday.

A court in Dandong is expected to announce a verdict of Nan Yong, the former director of the Chinese Football Administrative¹ Center who was charged with 17 counts of taking bribes² worth 1.48 million yuan (about 235,000 U.S. dollars).

Nan's predecessor³ Xie Yalong, accused of accepting bribes totaling more than 1.7 million yuan (273,000 U.S. dollars), will hear his verdict in Tieling.

During the April's hearing, Xie told the court that he had been tortured into confessing to bribe-taking.

The 56-year-old Xie said that he had been tortured with electric shocks, beaten, and doused⁴ with water while being interrogated⁵ during investigations⁶.

Liaoning police has denied any wrongdoing in the interrogations.

Four former Chinese international players - Shen Si, Qi Hong, Jiang Jin and Li Ming, charged of taking a total of 8 million yuan (1.27 million U.S. dollars) to fix a league game, will hear their verdicts in Shenyang.

The court in Anshan will read a verdict to Shao Wenzhong, the former general manager of China Football Industry Development Corp.

China's latest wave of crackdown on soccer corruption⁷ has brought down dozens of officials, referees⁹, club managers and players.

In trials early this year, referees' chief Zhang Jianqiang, Chinese Football Association vice¹⁰ chairman Yang Yimin and World Cup referee⁸ Lu Jun had been sentenced to 12, 10 1/2, and 5 1/2 years in prison respectively on the charges of taking bribes.

1 administrative   

adj.行政的，管理的

参考例句：

• The administrative burden must be lifted from local government.必须解除地方政府的行政负担。
• He regarded all these administrative details as beneath his notice.他认为行政管理上的这些琐事都不值一顾。

2 bribes   

n.贿赂( bribe的名词复数 )；向（某人）行贿，贿赂v.贿赂( bribe的第三人称单数 )；向（某人）行贿，贿赂

参考例句：

• It was alleged that he had taken bribes while in office. 他被指称在任时收受贿赂。
• corrupt officials accepting bribes 接受贿赂的贪官污吏

3 predecessor   

n.前辈，前任

参考例句：

• It will share the fate of its predecessor.它将遭受与前者同样的命运。
• The new ambassador is more mature than his predecessor.新大使比他的前任更成熟一些。

4 doused   

v.浇水在…上( douse的过去式和过去分词 )；熄灯[火]

参考例句：

• The car was doused in petrol and set alight. 这辆汽车被浇上汽油点燃了。
• He doused the lamp,and we made our way back to the house. 他把灯熄掉，我们就回到屋子里去。 来自《简明英汉词典》

5 interrogated   

v.询问( interrogate的过去式和过去分词 )；审问；（在计算机或其他机器上）查询

参考例句：

• He was interrogated by the police for over 12 hours. 他被警察审问了12个多小时。
• Two suspects are now being interrogated in connection with the killing. 与杀人案有关的两名嫌疑犯正在接受审讯。 来自《简明英汉词典》

6 investigations   

（正式的）调查( investigation的名词复数 )； 侦查； 科学研究； 学术研究

参考例句：

• His investigations were intensive and thorough but revealed nothing. 他进行了深入彻底的调查，但没有发现什么。
• He often sent them out to make investigations. 他常常派他们出去作调查。

7 corruption   

n.腐败，堕落，贪污

参考例句：

• The people asked the government to hit out against corruption and theft.人民要求政府严惩贪污盗窃。
• The old man reviled against corruption.那老人痛斥了贪污舞弊。

8 referee   

n.裁判员．仲裁人，代表人，鉴定人

参考例句：

• The team was left raging at the referee's decision.队员们对裁判员的裁决感到非常气愤。
• The referee blew a whistle at the end of the game.裁判在比赛结束时吹响了哨子。

9 referees   

n.裁判员( referee的名词复数 )；证明人；公断人；（专业性强的文章的）审阅人

参考例句：

• The fiery player has had numerous run-ins with referees. 这位脾气暴躁的队员曾和裁判员发生过无数次争吵。
• If you want to appeal, the Court of Referees will decide. 如果你要上诉，可以由仲裁法庭去判决。 来自辞典例句

10 vice   

n.坏事；恶习；[pl.]台钳，老虎钳；adj.副的

参考例句：

• He guarded himself against vice.他避免染上坏习惯。
• They are sunk in the depth of vice.他们堕入了罪恶的深渊。