Police had been questioning Chinese Football Association chief, Nan Yong, about alleged corruption in the Chinese game for some days. On Friday China's General Administration of Sport announced that he had been removed from office. Nan, only took over as head of the– the CFA - early last year. Deputy director Yang Yimin, who was in charge of refereeing in the country's professional leagues has also been dismissed.

Cui Dalin, deputy director of the General Administration of Sport told reporters that certain people and their acts has tainted the image of the CFA, put Chinese soccer into jeopardy and hurt the fans' feelings, said on chinadaily.com.

This is the third time that China's Ministry ofsoccer scandal has released details of the ongoing probe into soccer scandals.

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That's not necessary. Football is something for the pitch. It shouldn't be mixed up with politics. The government can give football teams financial support and lead them to develop in a better way. I think it won't help a bit if our country interferes with the team's training.

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