From the season dimension, it was a dark time for Chinese soccer. There were countless negative news after the preseason exit. The arrest of former coach Li Tie for corruption and bribery was just the beginning. After that, the entire FA team was almost completely taken out of the competition, literally shocking the world. I've seen soccer fight corruption, but I've never seen it so thoroughly. Foreign media reports also made the news "out of the country". Gathering 11 executives, green fans joked that the "Foot Prisoner Team" was officially completed, and the wild drama was about to begin. Although this is a joke, but people who love soccer really can not laugh. The essence of black humor is sadness. Add to that the disbanding of multiple teams and old favorites.
Below, I will list the top five soccer news topics in the country in a summary and inventory of this ignominious past season.
1 - CFA in one pot
It can be said that it has been an extremely negative year for the green cause in China. After the loss of the preliminaries, many conflicts erupted, leading to a poor public opinion environment and hitting rock bottom. Coach Li Tie's corruption was confirmed, leading to many executives being implicated by him, and then the entire FA organization was almost "wiped out". Chen Xuyuan, the head of the FA, and Du Zhaocai, the head of the General Administration of Sport, were all jailed for this reason, which caused the whole world to pay attention. After all, it's rare to see such a complete "blackout".
The timeline should start from November 26, 2022 onwards. On this day, Li Tie, the former coach of the national football team, was investigated; then, on January 19, 2023, Liu Yi, the executive committee of the CFA, was arrested, announcing an accelerated fight against corruption. He had too much information and contacts involving sensitive terms such as national football, naturalization, Chinese Super League and transfers. On the same day, Chen Yongliang, executive deputy secretary general of the CFA, was also investigated, confirming many outside speculations. It seems that this storm is not small, will continue. 2023 February 14, Chen Xuyuan also "officially announced", the culmination.
Everyone joked that during this time, the hits on the CFA's official website had risen sharply, but all the jokes that came in were jokes, and most of the news pages were about who, what, and who was being investigated. Many foreign media have also followed up the situation, Japan and South Korea media also gave the "front page" treatment. Unexpectedly, the senior management can gather 11 people to gather "foot prison team". The embarrassment was like a ship crashing into a lighthouse, which was extremely disappointing.
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Finding Fun in the Dark. Everyone jokes that this soccer anti-corruption drama is comparable to the hit show of the year. You sang him, he appeared, very hilarious. Participating in the dark "Football Prison Cup" competition really shows the wisdom of the netizens. Black humor is often full of helplessness and sadness.
South Korean wideout Son Jun Ho was arrested.
It's too hard to get out of the mud, but it's too easy to "dip" in the mud. When South Korean foreign aid Sun Junho joined the Chinese Super League, he was still the MVP international player of the Korean tournament, but it wasn't long before he was "brought down" and became complicit in gambling. Because it involved Korean players, the scope of the incident quickly expanded and attracted the attention of many neighboring countries. It was a "shameful international incident". FIFA arranged for someone to ask questions about the incident, trying to figure out why. Let's not forget that Son Jungho's charge was "suspected bribery of a non-State official", which is beyond the scope of soccer.
At the beginning of the incident, the Shandong team was still celebrating Sun Junhao's birthday.On May 11th, they released a poster prepared in advance and posted it on social media. Unexpectedly, the news that Sun Junhao was taken away immediately spread in the evening. In fact, this is not a coincidence event. As early as a few days ago, there were media speculation that Shandong team had an "accident". Sun Junhao and Jin Jingdao were arrested together and were seen as having a connection, which later seemed to be confirmed. Subsequent news is true or not, said Sun Jun Hao something, nothing, sentenced, by the Korean Football Association "save". However, so far he has not been proven or disproven. Although his name has been investigated.
People joke that thanks to the end of this golden age, foreign aiders have run away, or else Golat, Teixeira, Hulk will also be "involved"?
3 - Wu Xinghan was reported by his real name to be involved in Chinese Super League match-fixing
Or the Chinese Super League, or Shandong, this time the protagonist is Wu Xinghan. His relationship with his female friend is unclear, having been the subject of a popular internet topic as early as last year. But at first it was just an affair between a man and a woman, not directly related to the soccer tournament. But then the hostess sent more and more material, his "problem" was also ignited by everyone. Not only have the netizens not "forgotten", but also "add fuel to the fire" more. However, I never thought that Wu Xinghan passively "contributed". Girlfriends and third parties compared to send a message in the social media frenzy that led to the collapse of the Shandong team, followed by an increase in the depth of anti-corruption. These two female soldiers are also known as the "Green Pioneer" by netizens.
Dalin and Hao Wei "tandem" with Wu Xinghan. Also very interesting. Dailin and Wu Xinghan girlfriend's "conversation" in the eyes of many viewers "completed" the whole process, from resolutely disapproved, angrily reprimanded each other, to soften and beg for peace, issued a statement. It seems that the hostess is really very predictable, Dai boss can not afford to mess with. Hao Wei praised the club to solve the Wu Xinghan incident "performance is good" after also arrested. Shandong team pressure is too much. After all, the hostess may still have a lot of "secret information" about the team.
4-Multiple clubs withdraw from the competition and disband the competition
Along with the fight against corruption, many of the clubs' exit problems, dissolution problems, and salary arrears have also been exposed, quickly igniting the anger of the masses. After all, the actual situation of the national soccer team is worrying, with poor results, mismanagement and too much darkness. When we see hard-working teams can't help but be forced to quit, everyone's anger naturally fills up. Teams like Wuhan Changjiang, Guangzhou City, Shaanxi Chang'an Athletic and Kunshan FC were forced to withdraw from the competition. Before the entry list was announced, every family struggled to find capital. It's really too hard to do green business in China!
Last season's reforms and the outbreak of epidemics have led to huge difficulties in club revenues. In addition, the good time for capital support in the past has passed, and soccer, which has been "burning money", has suddenly become the object of selling by major enterprises. The "consensus" is that they would rather lose money than play, so the "cuts" have occurred. Reforms to the terms of entry have also made it more difficult for companies to hold teams, and the issue of wage arrears has long been seen as a green scandal that affects the livelihoods of practitioners. Under pressure, quitting can only be a hopeless choice. Many fans gathered in front of the club and pleaded with the owner to keep up the good work and not to give up on their city icon.
5 - Evergrande, the eight champion of the Chinese Super League, relegated
I believe that you and I, who love China's green cause and follow the development of soccer, will be touched by Evergrande's efforts. Whether it is the domination of the Chinese Super League or the peak of the AFC Champions League, it is a rare splendor and glory in the history of national football. However, under the unfavorable development environment, even if they are the eight champions, they are forced to fall down. The former glory is too bad compared to the fall at this moment. Guangzhou didn't win enough, but the opportunity is no longer there. Last season, after losing the boost of foreign aid and the support of vigorous capital, Guangzhou Evergrande, the team that dominated the history of Chinese soccer, couldn't handle the pressure, so they were almost relegated. In the new season, they almost came up with China.
The relegation of the eight champions is not uncommon in the top five leagues, and it signals that the league has reached a new zone. The retirement of veterans such as Zheng Zhi has also taken away their memories; the departure of foreigners and the transfer of top domestic players such as Wei Shihao have completely emptied this strong team. The departure of executives, the group's not asking questions, the building is empty, really miserable. The behemoth that fell in an instant is baffling. When will the good old days come back? What kind of hard work do we really love soccer and what will it take to get the tomorrow we want?
