Accused of bribery of 9.5 million yuan! Duan Xuan, a 52-year-old former CCTV celebrity, appeared after two years, and paid tribute to Mueller with white hair.

On May 11, Duan Xuan, former well-known host and football commentator of CCTV, updated his personal social media and bid farewell to 35-year-old Bayern legendary star Thomas Mueller. This is also the second time Duan Xuan, 52, made a public appearance after two years. From the camera, we can see that Duan Xuan, wearing black clothes and black-framed glasses, looks very vicissitudes of life.

As we all know, Duan Xuan is a well-known Bayern fan. He once commented on the match between Real Madrid and Bayern in the Champions League semi-finals in April 2012, because his commentary words were biased towards Bayern, which aroused strong dissatisfaction among Real Madrid fans. As Muller completed such an important thing as Bayern's curtain call, Duan Xuan, as a Bayern fan, naturally appeared rarely and paid tribute to her beloved star.

Duan Xuan was born on July 8, 1972. He was born in Beijing and graduated from the Department of International Journalism of Beijing Broadcasting Academy. Since then, he has joined CCTV to host classic programs such as "The World Football" and "Football Night", and served as a commentator for many World Cup competitions. For many fans born in the 1980s and 1990s, Duan Xuan seems to be their youth. In 2015, Duan Xuan left CCTV and transformed into serving as CEO of a sports company.

In December 2023, according to reporter Li Weiao of Economic Observer, Duan Xuan was found by the court to bribe RMB, US dollars, euros and other cash from 2018 to 2020, Liu Aijie, then director of the Olympic Preparation Office of the General Administration of Sports, chairman of the China Rowing Association, and chairman of the China Kayaking Association, totaling more than RMB 9.5 million.

The bribery locations include multiple domestic and foreign premises, including the United States, Norway, Spain, Indonesia, and Beijing, China. Two staff members of the Hebi City judicial system confirmed to reporters that Duan Xuan was prosecuted by the Shancheng District Procuratorate of Hebi City to the Shancheng District Court for suspected bribery.