With the anti-corruption of soccer and the arrest of Chen Xuyuan, Du Zhaocai and other top executives of the Football Association, Chinese soccer has officially ended the Golden Dollar Era and entered a cold winter. The income of international players who used to be so popular is getting lower and lower, especially some of the old players are earning less and less and losing their motivation to play soccer.
Zhao Mingjian, who has just moved to Shijiazhuang Kung Fu Football from Shanghai Shenhua, connects with another famous Dalian international, Yang Xu, on air. During the chat, Zhao Mingjian revealed that his salary in Shijiazhuang is 10,000 yuan per month, which is not enough for his daily expenses.
Zhao Mingjian makes it clear that his main business is running a bed and breakfast in Lijiang, but he insists on playing soccer just because it's his hobby. After all, this job is not even enough to cover his living expenses. In recent seasons, Zhao Mingjian's main business is no longer playing soccer, but live broadcasting, becoming a famous anchor for international players such as Yang Xu and Dailin. During live broadcasts, Zhao Mingjian likes to point and mouth off.
It looks a bit miserable, but Zhao Mingjian once got an annual salary of tens of millions of dollars, and he is no longer short of money. As you can see from the live broadcast, Zhao Mingjian doesn't have any life pressure at all. Now he is willing to play soccer for Shijiazhuang. It's not the salary he likes at all, but the personal hobby and identity that favors his live broadcasts and the opening of his B&B.
At least Zhao Mingjian is still holding out, while four internationals - Yang Xu, Lin, Wang Yongper and Sun Ke - are all opting to retire. Yang Xu has voluntarily admitted that he has terminated his contract with Shanghai Shenhua and will not be playing for another team, instead opting for retirement. Shenzhen has three former international players who will not play in the new Chinese Super League season and will not opt for retirement.
According to the news of Shenzhen reporter Cheng Wenli, Baolin, Wang Yongper and Sun Ke have left Shenzhen and will not participate in the new season of the Chinese Super League.36-year-old Wang Yongper and 37-year-old Baolin naturally chose to retire.34-year-old Sun Ke is not yet at the age of retirement, whether in the Chinese Super League or the Chinese First Division, will be able to find their own position. Although Sun Ke has been in bad shape for the past few years and rarely plays the main role, it is still a pity to choose to retire.
Yang Xu, Wu Lin, Wang Yongper and Sun could choose to retire. On the one hand, they are getting older and lack competitiveness; on the other hand, their players' income dropped dramatically after the end of golden dollar soccer. At their peak, all four international players got 10 million dollars a year, especially Wu Lin, who got 20 million dollars a year after tax. They were worth around $100 million and were soccer's great tycoons. They are used to making tens of millions of dollars a year, so they can't accept tens of thousands of dollars a month. Better to retire early and enjoy life.
No wonder some fans are saying that the $5 million top salary is still too high, and that they should just keep lowering players' salaries so that people who really like soccer can play it.
