China's football association has banned 33 players and officials for life after a three-year probe into match fixing. The Shanghai Shenhua club was also fined 160,000 dollars and stripped of its 2003 league victory for fixing a match on its way to the title. Shanghai Shenhua was found guilty of offering bribes to officials to secure it a 4-1 victory against Shanxi Guoli, Chinese media report. In recent years, China has increased efforts to clean up football, which has been hit by a series of scandals. Over the past year, more than 50 officials, referees and players have been jailed.