The Chinese Football Association’s (CFA) new boss Wei Di has promised to overhaul the country’s troubled domestic game, which he admits has become “intolerable”.
Wei, one of China’s most highly regarded sports administrators, was appointed as CFA chief executive last month after his predecessor Nan Yong was sacked amid an investigation into widespread match-fixing in Chinese football.
"Though five years is too short for an overhaul for a sport as big as soccer, I will try my best," Wei said.
"Chinese football has degraded to an intolerable level. It has hurt the feelings of fans and Chinese people at large."
According to the state-run China Daily, the start of the new Chinese Super League might be postponed as the match-fixing investigation continues.
“We are preparing for the schedule but unsure whether it [the league] would kick off on time,” Wei added.
“The discipline committee of CFA will have meetings to discuss how to punish some clubs related to scandals. But they have to wait for the case results from the public security department.”
