Focusing on the soccer world, first up is a breaking news related to the national football team.The draw for the round of 36 for the 2026 Asian qualifiers has been announced, and the Chinese team is unlucky to be placed in the same group as South Korea, Thailand, and Singapore/Guam. According to Soccer Daily, the national football team is planning to play two warm-up matches against Syria and Malaysia in September in preparation for the upcoming World Cup qualifiers. And in October, the national soccer team will play Uzbekistan for the first time, with another opponent still under negotiation. With the surfacing of the warm-up opponents, the national football team's road to World Cup preparation has officially begun. Although the fans of the national football team to promote the World Cup with a conservative attitude, but who does not have a deep love of soccer dream in his heart? Perhaps many fans and small editor, even if the national football team is not performing well, still can not help but pay attention to their games. National football, like the existence of the first love, even if they lose, we will still vow not to watch, however, whenever there is a national football game, we still can not help but take a look.
Immediately after that, Malcolm, the core foreigner of Wuhan Sanzhen, the defending Chinese Super League champion, was in the spotlight. In the 19th round of the Chinese Super League, Wuhan Sanzhen narrowly defeated Qingdao Hainiu at home with a score of 1-0. Malcolm returned to the team and created brilliance. He fired 12 shots in the game, setting a new high for the number of shots in a single league game this season, as well as the second highest individual record for the number of shots in a single Chinese Super League game.In October 2019, Malcolm had fired 13 shots in a single game in Hebei's match against Guangzhou. After the match, the coach of Wuhan Sanzhen highly praised Malcolm's performance. In a press conference, the coach emphasized the intense training Malcolm maintained as well as his excellent form. In addition, with his physical and height advantage, Malcolm brought great pressure to the opponent's defense during the match and became the key to Wuhan Sanzhen's victory.
The third message focuses on referee Ma Ning. In the match between Beijing Guoan and Shandong Taishan, Guoan lost 0:3. After the game, Guoan head coach Suarez questioned referee Maning's call. In a press conference, Suarez said he did not want to make excuses for his team's loss, but was confused by several set-piece penalties, and thought that Shandong Taishan took advantage of these opportunities to score. Meanwhile, the penalty kicks awarded in the match were also controversial. It is worth mentioning that this is not the first time Manning has been questioned in the Chinese Super League this year. Previously, Wei Shihao was red-carded and banned for openly questioning Manning's decision, and Nantong Zhiyun's good goal was also questioned. As fans, we can't be judgmental about refereeing decisions, but as one of the most well-known referees in the Chinese league, Maning should also improve his professionalism and reduce controversial calls. Perhaps this is the reason why Maning can only appear in the Qatar World Cup as a fourth official, rather than refereeing the matches. How can you get on the World Cup stage if your business skills are inadequate?
The last message focuses on Guoan player Fang Hao. After the battle between Guoan and Shandong Taishan, striker Fang Hao, who transferred to Guoan from Taishan, wore a Taishan jersey to express his gratitude to the fans, which triggered a wide discussion among Guoan fans. Fang Hao came from Luneng's youth training and played three matches for Taishan last season. This season, Fang Hao played 11 games on behalf of Guoan, including three starts, contributing two goals. For Guoan fans, it does seem a little uncomfortable to watch their player wearing a Taishan jersey showing appreciation to Taishan fans. However, Fang Hao's gesture was entirely out of gratitude to the Taishan club and fans. From this perspective, the young striker remains a good player who knows how to be grateful.
