BEIJING, March 28 — Former China football coach and ex-Everton midfielder Li Tie pleaded guilty on Thursday to accepting over US$10 million (RM47 million) in bribes, a court said, part of a broader crackdown on corruption in Chinese football.

His former boss, the discredited Chinese Football Association chairman Chen Xuyuan, was jailed for life this week for taking bribes worth US$11 million.