Fans of Chinese soccer may know that a "storm" is brewing in domestic soccer today. With the investigation of Liu Yi, former secretary-general of the CFA, and Chen Yongliang, former deputy secretary-general and captain of the national team, more Chinese soccer executives suspected of irregularities, indiscipline, and violations of the law have begun to come to light, and it seems that this "storm" is far from stopping!
More than two months ago, former national football coach Li Tie was suspected of serious violations of the law and was formally investigated, and the dark secrets of Chinese soccer began to be exposed. As Li Tie continues to supply new offenders, and domestic soccer-related people continue to be taken away, Chinese soccer is immediately in a dangerous situation.
However, the direct manager of Chinese soccer, the Chinese Football Association, has not revealed much negative news before. It seems that Li Tie's incident did not involve the top management of the soccer association. However, with the two deputy general secretaries Liu Yi and Chen Yongliang being taken away one after another, it is only a matter of time before the Chinese Football Association has completely collapsed and more top managers fall behind.
According to sports reporter Miao Yuan, Chen Yongliang was taken away, mainly related to the national team, but Liu Yi's situation is completely different. In addition to being the secretary general of the Football Association, Liu Yi has multiple identities. Over the years, he has been involved in important events and decisions of several companies and clubs. If he is willing to explain all the problems clearly, Chinese soccer may change dramatically. By that time, the top management of the FA will be completely wiped out and Chinese soccer will enter a new period of turbulence!
Although Miao Yuan did not name names, fans speculated that what he was talking about likely included CFA president Chen Xuyuan. Since taking over as CFA president in 2019, Chen Xuyuan has made a number of bold reforms, with the naturalization policy and club name reform still constantly mentioned by fans. However, both measures are likely to prove to be an eventual failure. The strength of national soccer teams with naturalized players has not improved qualitatively. In the world preliminaries, the Chinese team still made an early exit and became a spectator at the World Cup. It has also dissuaded many potential investors after Chinese clubs lost their naming rights, resulting in many teams in the Chinese Super League and China's First Division being unsustainable, having been disbanded or on the verge of being disbanded.
Of course, while these reforms have not helped Chinese soccer complete its rise, they fall within the realm of competence and will not cause Chen Xuyuan to fall behind. As for whether he violated the rules and behaviors, let's wait quietly for the official news!
