In March last year, the Chinese soccer player Zhou Dingyang, who had already played for the Chinese team in the Asian Cup qualifying match in Turkmenistan, was suddenly attacked by the Chinese team.
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The lifting of the call-ups has created a furor in Taiwan's soccer world, and the players' side has also targeted the
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The decision to hold a press conference to express his dismay and disbelief was made by the President of the Republic of Korea.
Zhou Dingyang believes that he is completely in accordance with the relevant schedule to schedule the trip, and at the same time in the arrival time in Taiwan to have the then head coach Gary White for message communication, can not understand why because of the
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It was determined that "Zhou Dingyang did not report for duty immediately after getting off the plane" and the enlistment was lifted. However
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The team believes that all schedules and training times are coordinated and confirmed, and if a player does not have the means to actually comply, the team has the right to keep that player out of the game.
Link to full story: Zhou Dingyang's recruitment was terminated after he "reported late" to the press conference to explain the reason.
About a year and a half after the event, China
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On this day in
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The official Facebook statement said that it would like to express its sincerest apologies to Zhou Dingyang and his parents, as well as all the relations and fans who have been hurt in this incident, and at the same time, it also expresses its gratitude to Zhou for his willingness to represent the Chinese team at that time, and looks forward to seeing Zhou Dingyang again in the future.
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Battle Robe.
Zhou Dingyang was greatly hurt by the events of that time.
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It was felt that although the then Chairman, Secretary General and Chief Coach were no longer in their positions, it was still hoped that an apology could be made to Zhou Dingyang's team in the spirit of the Association's oneness.
Last year, when he was supposed to represent the Chinese team, Zhou Dingyang's parents traveled a long way to admire their son's performance.
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In the first match at home, I didn't expect to end up with a blank.
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Thinking that if you put your heart in the right place, absolutely no parent in particular flying to Taiwan would like to see such a situation, to which the
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In addition to apologizing, they also hope to invite Zhou Dingyang's parents to Taiwan again to watch the game.
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It is believed that if one wants to move on, one has to be brave enough to admit to past mistakes, including the 'air ticket incident' that happened to international footballer Chen Changyuan in 2016 and the dismissal of Zhou Dingyang last year.
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I hope I can play it.
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The role of a back-up, facing the past mistakes deeply review and improve, in order to make Taiwan soccer more progress.
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It also shows that, after Councilor Chiu Yi-yan took office, the entire
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The team will be more progressive. In the past, there were many opaque and individual player contracts that were prone to unnecessary suspicion and problems.
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In the players' bonus system and the setting of the appearance fee will adopt a transparent and institutionalized way, also the treatment of overseas players will be set and sent to the Council for approval, in the future, air tickets, accommodation, return to the home country to train there are clearly defined specifications, are the primary goal of the reform.
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At the end of the statement, he apologized again and emphasized that Zhou Dingyang will always be a part of the Chinese team's family, and that he is always welcome to return and play in the Chinese team's uniform again.
