When it comes to the lengthy controversy in Chinese soccer this season, the dispute between Dai Weijun and the Shenzhen team over unpaid wages is no exception. According to the disclosure of Zhang Bing, Dai Weijun's arbitration for the recovery of salary has been affirmed by the Shenzhen Arbitration Institution, and the Shenzhen team was ordered to pay the outstanding salary within ten days. Behind this victory, Dai Weijun at the same time to the consistent "peacemaker" role of the CFA to a surprise.
It is reported that Shenzhen soccer reporter Cheng Wenli revealed that the arbitration case won by Dai Weijun was actually initiated last year, targeting the salary arrears of the Shenzhen team in the 2020 and 2021 seasons. It is interesting to note that Dai Weijun had already filed an arbitration application with the CFA last year, precisely because of the long-term salary arrears of the Shenzhen team. He demanded at the time that he should either pay the salary arrears or terminate his contract and transfer to another team freely. However, the CFA did not support his claim, and as a result, Dai Weijun still played for Shenzhen last year, which led to this year's dispute.
In other words, the Shenzhen arbitration body clearly pointed out that the Shenzhen team owes Dai Weijun wages for the 2020 and 2021 seasons is an undoubted fact; since other arbitration departments can find out that the Shenzhen team owes wages, how can the CFA, as the competent body of Chinese soccer, know nothing about it? This makes one wonder about the outcome of the arbitration between Dai Weijun and Shenzhen last year.
If the CFA had acted impartially and revealed the problem of Shenzhen's unpaid wages, Dai Weijun would have become a free agent according to the rules and there would have been no need to take a long time. Of course, this is not the first time that the CFA has favored clubs, suppressed players, and even aided and abetted abuse. In the case of this season's Chinese Super League entry, for example, the world knows that the Shenzhen team has serious salary arrears and financial problems, but the Football Association determined that the team has no salary arrears and granted entry, which is mind-boggling.
The official department has confirmed the fact that the Shenzhen team owes Dai Weijun his salary, while the Football Association is still dealing with the arbitration case between the Shenzhen team and Dai Weijun. What is still unclear is what the FA will ultimately do. The current situation is that if the FA continues to favor the club and does not recognize Dai Weijun's free agency status, this is undoubtedly an unwise decision. It is expected that the FA will change its stance this time and will not "help the evil" anymore.
