Chen Xuyuan, president of the Chinese Football Association (CFA), has been placed under investigation for suspected severe violations of Party discipline and laws, according to an official statement released on Tuesday.

Chen, also the deputy Party secretary of the CFA, is being investigated by the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the National Commission of Supervision, according to the statement from the Hubei provincial commission for discipline inspection of the CPC and the provincial supervisory commission.a