Chen Xuyuan was sentenced to life imprisonment in the first instance after accepting bribes 217 times in 13 years. He was accused of accepting bribes of more than 81.03 million yuan.
He accepted bribes for a long time and frequently. He is the first full-time chairman of the Football Association and the first association chairman from a non-sports management department system. He bowed 90 degrees for nearly 10 seconds and apologized to the fans across the country: "I have no face to face the fans"