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China's former soccer chief Black Wayne Gallman Jersey , Nan Yong, talks to reporters at prison on Dec 19, 2011. [PhotoIC]
Rather than living a miserable life behind bars like some fellow inmates have done, China's former soccer chief, Nan Yong Black Davis Webb Jersey , has rejuvenated himself as an inventor and writer during his prison term, Chinese media reported on Tuesday.


Nan, who was sentenced to 10 years and six months in prison in June 2012 after a nationwide crackdown on match-fixing and corruption in soccer, has invented four devices with patents granted by the State Intellectual Property Office, according to Web portal qq. He has also published a novel while serving his sentence Black Dalvin Tomlinson Jersey , it said.


SIPO's online database shows four patents approved under Nan's name by Tuesday, including two devices related to soccer training－a device for shooting training and a portable goal gate.


"To improve the shooting power and accuracy of soccer players, this device, which features pressure-sensing pads installed on the gate, could mark the goal placement on the gate area while rating the shot's power Black Evan Engram Jersey , to guide players to improve their skills," Nan noted on the patent specification for the shooting equipment.


The portable goal gate is made of lightweight, detachable parts and could be transported anywhere to be reassembled for soccer games and training at low cost, according to the patent specification.


Nan's four patent applications－the other two are a mobile phone kickstand and a device to control multiple desktop computer monitors－were submitted last December and granted this year, according to SIPO.


He has also been concentrating on writing in prison and published a science-fiction story last year about a lonely priest under his pseudonym Black Will Hernandez Jersey , Wen Yan, Beijing Youth Daily reported.


Citing Nan's good behavior, including inventing and writing, Yancheng Prison recommended to Beijing No 2 Intermediate People's Court on Nov 13 that his sentence be reduced.


The court approved the request this month, after receiving no complaints during a public review in November Black Eli Manning Jersey , and announced his sentence will be reduced by one year. Nan will be released in July 2019.


The former vice-chairman of the Chinese Football Association was imprisoned in 2012 for accepting bribes worth more than 1.19 million yuan ($191,900) for fixing matches and illegally using his power in exchange for economic benefits. He was also fined 200,000 yuan.


Nan's turnaround from a corrupt official to a reborn inventor sparked heated debate on Chinese social media on Tuesday.


"After all, he's shown that he loves soccer anyway. He was just blinded by the desire for money," a netizen going by the name Robinlovesellen wrote on Tuesday.


Another netizen Black Lawrence Taylor Jersey , Shixiaofeng, wrote: "I strongly recommend that all the soccer governing body officials in China should work in jail so that they will be forced to make a real contribution to the game."


During the Ministry of Public Security's 2010-2012 campaign against soccer corruption and match-fixing, 59 officials, players, referees and club owners Black Odell Beckham Jr Jersey , including Nan and his predecessor, Xie Yalong, were put behind bars.

China's former soccer chief, Nan Yong, speaks at a conference on July 23 Black Saquon Barkley Jersey , 2009. [PhotoIC]





ADEN， Yemen， Aug. 14 (Xinhua) -- Yemeni army on Sunday stormed a key city in southern province of Abyan near Aden from different directions， following intense battles against al-Qaida terrorist group， a military source told Xinhua.


The newly-trained army forces backed by Saudi-led warplanes and helicopters stormed the city of Zinjibar， the Abyan's provincial capital， from different directions， a day after pro-government tribal fighters on the ground recaptured areas held by al-Qaida militants in southern parts of the country.


The source， who spoke on condition of anonymity， said the army's entry into Zinjibar came after intense fighting that continued for several hours and the bomb squads dismantled explosive devices and other booby-traps the al-Qaida terrorists had planted to target Yemeni army.


Fighter jets of the Saudi-led Arab coalition are playing a significant role in the anti-terror military campaign by providing air power and air-covering the pro-government forces that made advances on the ground.


The al-Qaida terrorists tried to use suicide car bombings to impede the government forces from advancing into Zinjibar， but the warplanes destroyed explosive-laden cars before attacking the troops.


An al-Qaida suicide bomber wearing explosive belt detonated himself near an army position in Abyan province， causing no casualties among the soldiers， witnesses said.


"The anti-terror military offensive is ongoing until fully recapturing Abyan province. We urged the residents to stay at homes and avoid the fighting areas，" the military source said.


The local government building and key state facilities in Zinjibar city were retaken by the army forces that deployed heavy armored vehicles and tanks in the city's streets， according to the local source.