Soccer tournament fiasco
Apparently, Dalian Imbo's foreign player Kotelnik also received a ban for aggressive behavior, which may not have the same impact as Sui Weijie. Meanwhile, Embalo received a red card in the match, and three Dalian Imbo players will face suspensions and fines, pending an official statement from the FA.
Such news makes Evergrande fans have mixed feelings. On the one hand, they are worried that two more of their opponents' big players may be banned, while on the other hand, the fate of Guangzhou's goalkeeper is also up in the air.
In the FA's deliberation, there was no mention of the red card awarded to Guangzhou's goalkeeper for bowing after the match, which seems to imply that the deliberation team tacitly agreed that Huo Shenping's red card decision was fair. If it was a misjudgment, it should have been corrected in the deliberation.
The situation is dire, and that's exactly what the majority of fans don't want to see.
Bowing, as a basic etiquette on the soccer field, is common in youth games. If the Football Association regards bowing as a "provocation", Chinese soccer may once again run counter to the world's mainstream culture, which may lead to the further decline of China's soccer culture.
There should be no compromise, nor should there be a 50-50 split for balance. A mistake is a mistake, and right matters should not be treated as if they were mistakes.
If the Football Association sets such a retrograde precedent, the consequences will be unimaginable.
This move is tantamount to announcing to the world - Chinese soccer matches do not need to bow, no need for etiquette, bowing is a provocation, will be subject to a red card warning.
The FA's final ruling has yet to be revealed, but hopefully the FA will think long and hard to avoid undesirable consequences, and implore Song Kai to think twice.
Fok Sham Ping should not be tainted by the red card and he should be cleared! Even if the red card cannot be rescinded, he should not be penalized in any way.
