Chinese soccer is in a period of ups and downs, with the national soccer team failing at the 2022 World Cup, disappointing fans across the country, and losing to Vietnam even harder to accept. In addition, the Chinese Super League and First Division, teams continue to quit and disband, and soccer is not even as hot as basketball or table tennis. However, the insider of Chinese soccer has caused great concern, Li Tie was taken away on November 9, 2022, and the chairman of the Football Association, Chen Xuyuan, was also characterized as suspected of serious violations of discipline on February 14, 2023, and only a few months later, the former national soccer coach, the secretary general of the Football Association, and the chairman of the Football Association were arrested, and the Chinese soccer was shocked, and hoped to get back on the right track as soon as possible.
After Chen Xuyuan's arrest, some domestic media even reported that the official would check the era of gold-dollar soccer. At the time, Chinese soccer was "booming" with money, Guangzhou won the AFC Champions League, and the domestic Chinese Super League became the top league, a dream destination for many foreign players. However, in the aftermath of gold dollar soccer, the naturalized players that were brought in at a cost of billions of dollars did not help the national soccer team reach the World Cup. Some of them are either close to retirement or back in the Brazilian league. Li Tie's employment must be in serious trouble, and Chen Xuyuan is the FA executive most opposed to naturalization.
Just recently, eight days after Chen Xuyuan was taken away, former Chinese Super League (CSL) foreign aid player Bitsfalvy revealed the inside story of gold dollar soccer in an interview. He only played in the Chinese Super League for half a year, but made a lot of money, much more than even any season of his career. "I felt I was cheated by some people, so I went to the Chinese Super League. They paid me well, but I wasn't in it for the money. I wanted to play in the Italian league or the Bundesliga. Even if the treatment was average, I agreed to play in China because I had no choice. I can't say the exact figure, it's a trade secret, but I'd like to say that I got the most out of my career while playing in the Chinese Super League."
Bitsfalvi is 1.87 meters tall and used to be a Romanian international player. After playing in the UCL, he reached the peak of his career, contributing 17 goals and 4 assists in a single season. He contributed 17 goals and 4 assists in a single season and managed to get the Golden Boot of the UPL.In the summer of 2015, Bitsfalvi joined the Chinese Super League's Liaoning Hongyuan club on a free and played for the team for half a year, playing 12 matches and 0 goals. Although the time is short, the contribution is small, but the foreign aid won the biggest contract of his career, this is China's golden dollar soccer period of the "brilliant", Ickerson, Kongka, Hulk and other famous players also caught up with the good times of the era of golden dollar soccer, earned a lot of money.
Therefore, it seems necessary to look back to the period of golden dollar soccer. It is worth noting that, as previously reported, two club GM-level executives and a former international player from China have traveled to the United States. They must be very guilty and will presumably find it difficult to return to China without being duly punished. The suspense is whether they made mistakes during Chen Xuyuan's tenure and whether Chen Xuyuan was involved in their affairs.
