( CNN ) -- Two former high-ranking Chinese football officials have been handed 10-and-a-half-year jail terms for bribery in a widespread crackdown on corruption . China 's Xinhua news agency reported that four former national team players and a number of match officials and team owners were also given prison sentences as a match-fixing case , which began over two years ago , drew to a close on Wednesday . Nan Yong , once the director of the Chinese Football Administrative Center , was handed the lengthy term at a court in the city of Tieling for accepting bribes in excess of 1.48 million yuan ( $ 233,000 ) between 1999 and 2009 . He was also fined 200,000 yuan ( $ 32,000 ) . Meanwhile in the city of Dandong , Xie Yalong , who previously held Nan 's post , was given an identical sentence for accepting 1.36 million yuan in bribes , Xinhua reported . Xie was also fined 200,000 yuan , despite claiming in April that he had been tortured into giving a confession . Former national team midfielder Shen Si , who represented China 39 times between 1995 and 2002 , was sentenced to six years , while fellow players Qi Hong , Jiang Jin and Li Ming have been handed five-and-a-half-year terms . Each of the four players were also fined $ 79,400 . Chinese football has seen its profile boosted over the last 12 months , with a number of big-name stars joining the country 's Super League . French striker Nicolas Anelka swapped English team Chelsea for Shanghai Shenhua in January , while former Argentina coach Sergio Batista was appointed by the club last month as replacement for Jean Tigana . Italy 's World Cup winner Marcello Lippi is now coach of Guangzhou Evergrande , who have also recruited highly-paid players such as Argentine playmaker Dario Conca and Paraguay 's Lucas Barrios .
Former top-level Chinese officials sentenced to over 10 years in jail . Nan Yong , Xie Yalong are both former heads of the Chinese Football Administrative Center . They were found guilty on charges that they had accepted bribes from a sports betting company and then lied about it when questioned by police. Match officials and team owners also found guilty in a wide-ranging case .