On April 6, Phoenix Satellite TV broadcast the documentary "Anti-corruption Storm: From Football to Sports." Shi Xueqing, the former general manager of Dalian Football Club, revealed the situation when Li Tie, the former head coach of the Chinese national men's football team, was taken away.

According to reports, on November 3, 2022, the Chinese Football Association issued a notice for professional coaches of the AFC and the Chinese Football Association to receive offline re-education training. Li Tie, Fan Zhiyi, Yang Chen and others all signed up to participate.

On November 9, 2022, Li Tie and everyone were attending a coach training class in Dalian. The training class starts at 8:30 every day, and Coach Li Chunman is responsible for explaining it. On the same day, an unidentified "little girl" came to the classroom and told all the students that leaders of the State Sports General Administration had come to Dalian to inspect and visit everyone, so the morning study was very important. No one could leave here for anything, nor could they take leave.

Then Li Chunman began to lecture. After about 5 minutes, the "little girl" from just now appeared again and quietly came to Li Tie's seat, saying:"Director Li, there is someone outside looking for you." Li Tie stood up without taking anything. His notebook, backpack, and even his mobile phone were placed on his seat. After leaving, he never came back. He even missed the training class and took a group photo.

After class, Fan Zhiyi, a famous national football player who also participated in the training, was very confused by Li Tie's sudden departure and asked around:"Where did Li Tie go?" Many people thought that Li Tie was out on errands and would come back to class in the afternoon. Many people present at the time did not expect that Li Tie would be gone forever.

As he was suddenly taken away for investigation, his car, a white commercial vehicle, had been parked in the hotel parking lot. Later, his family came specially to drive the car home.

In November 2022, the Hubei Province Commission for Discipline Inspection and Supervision reported that Li Tie was suspected of serious violations of the law and was under supervision and investigation by the Discipline Inspection and Supervision Team of the Central Commission for Discipline Inspection and the National Supervisory Commission of the State Sports General Administration and the Hubei Province Supervisory Commission.

On March 28, 2024, Li Tie's case of bribery, bribery, bribery by his unit, bribery by non-state staff, and bribery of non-state staff were publicly heard. The entire trial lasted as long as 12 hours.

Li Tie took bribes totaling 77.64 million yuan from 2015 to 2021. The amount of bribes he and Huaxia and Wuhan Zhuoer Club gave to relevant personnel was also as high as 42.05 million yuan, with a total amount of nearly 120 million yuan involved. Li Tie pleaded guilty in court and repented, and the court announced an elective sentence.