Li Tie
Chinese former football player and coachWikipedia
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Oct 6, 2026
Joey D'UrsoGUEST
But, um, really interesting insight to how football was used as a tool of the state in China.
Joey D'UrsoGUEST
And there's now Li Tie, who was, played for Everton in the early 2000s.
Jimmy McLoughlinHOST
Mm.
Joey D'UrsoGUEST
Defender, Premier League, very good player, who has, uh, managed the Chinese national team.
Paul WatsonHOST
There aren't community facilities, and also there aren't trained personnel at their disposal.
Paul WatsonHOST
So you're looking at, um, the YouTube channel Search Party says that countries in the top 100 of the men's FIFA rankings typically have between 0.7 and 0.75 licensed coaches per 10,000 people.
Paul WatsonHOST
India is lagging way behind that number.
Paul WatsonHOST
It has 0.06.
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Lee WingateHOST
Additionally, Chinese FA President Chen Xuyuan received a life sentence in prison for taking over 81 million yuan in bribes.
Lee WingateHOST
That's $11 million.
Lee WingateHOST
In total, 130 individuals comprising active players, coaches, referees, club executives, they were all permanently banned from all football-related activities.
Paul WatsonHOST
Wow.
Jamie RooneyHOST
yeah, he's just a fantastic player.
Jamie RooneyHOST
I think we can't not talk about Li Tai.
Jamie RooneyHOST
We've got to talk about Li Tai.
Declan ClarkGUEST
So he came in, one of the two first Chinese players in the Premier League.
Declan ClarkGUEST
He came in as a central midfielder with a guy called Li Weifeng, who was a centre-back.
Jamie RooneyHOST
I think he wore number three or number four.
Jamie RooneyHOST
So he was a first choice.
Jamie RooneyHOST
So let's go back to Li Tai.
Adam HurreyHOST
Uh, but crucially, no player from China here, so I can't imagine that counts.
Charlie EccleshareHOST
Mm, yeah, annoying that Li Tie didn't get off the bench.
Adam HurreyHOST
Yeah, oh, yeah, exactly.
Adam HurreyHOST
Nick, you may have found something to, to push the envelope here.
Nick MillerPANELIST
Hmm.
Nick MillerPANELIST
Yeah, well, my...
Nick MillerPANELIST
The, the, the kind of peak Chinese player era, well, I mean, peak Chinese player era, Sun Jihai and Li Tie basically, and if, o- one or two others.
Nick MillerPANELIST
But yeah, i- in that, uh, era, not many Algerians that I could find.