The sad side of Chinese sport

China Daily | Updated: 2011-12-29 07:56

The nation had a lot to celebrate in 2011, but there were also some seriously disappointing moments. China Daily selects the best of the worst for the year 2011.

Zhang Jianqiang, the former head of the CFA's referee commission, in court on charges of accepting match-fixing bribes on Dec 19 in Tieling, Liaoning province. A list of probably more than 60 former Chinese soccer officials and referees is involved in the nation's biggest sports-related trial, which kicked off on Dec 19. Zhang became the first defendant, facing charges of taking bribes of up to 2.73 million yuan ($431,579). Li Gang / Xinhua