On March 26, Beijing time, the referee circle released the list of this year's Chinese Super League referees. Many popular referees are on the list. This also includes Maning, the favorite of AFC, who was discussed by the fans. In addition, former Golden Whistle Zhang Lei changed his place of registration from Dalian to Tianjin. There are only three new referees on the list.
Many fans were so disgusted with former Golden Whistle Manning that they thought Chen Wharf was in his background. After many people were taken away, some predicted that the storm would appear in the refereeing circle. However, Manning now appears in the Chinese Super League enforcement list spread online. There are also famous referee names such as Star, Ai Miao, Shi Zhenlu, Zhang Lei, Jin Jingyuan, Li Haixin, Hei Xiaohu, Shen Yinhao, Fu Ming and Wang Di. Appears with Manning.
In the past year, Manning has been in the limelight. He was one of the Asian referees valued by both the AFC and FIFA, and was entrusted with important responsibilities. On the World Cup referee list, there were three Chinese referees selected, of which only Maning appeared on the final stage, serving as the fourth official on several occasions. At the subsequent Club World Cup, Maning enforced the opening match and became the talk of the European and American media. He explained the results of the VAR penalties to the audience and was interpreted by the English media as an epoch-making advancement in refereeing. In the European media, he is probably more famous than any national soccer player.
Meanwhile, Fu Ming is one of the referees favored by the AFC. Like Manning, he has appeared in the AFC Champions League in the past few years and has enforced many matches in West Asia. In addition, they have also enforced at the U23 Asian Cup and the U19 Asian Youth Championship. However, these domestic referees enjoy a general reputation in the Chinese Super League. Of all of them, only Xinjiang referee Maimeti Jiang Aihemeti was denied a var penalty and was unanimously praised.
Former Golden Whistle Zhang Lei's place of registration has changed. He is no longer a Dalian referee, but has become a Tianjin. This means that Zhang Lei will not be able to referee Tianjin Teda in this year's Chinese Super League and FA Cup, but can appear in Dalian's matches. With the competition system no longer in use this year, and with 18 teams, some clubs may leave. The refereeing has changed more than in previous years. Basically you can be a referee and enforce a team for no more than three games. There are always a few referees that show up in the tournament system.
Of all the referees, only Guizhou's Ma Yunkun, Henan's Shan Danao and Beijing's Chen Jindong are newcomers. Currently, all of these referees have received training and none of them have been taken. The Chinese Super League is expected to start in mid-April. The AFC Champions League has changed its New Year pattern. The new season will start in the second half of the year and most referees will not have Asian enforcement duties.
