With the exclusive disclosure by celebrity journalist Ran Xiongfei, the crackdown in China's soccer sector continues to deepen, and the 2021 Women's National Games are also in doubt.
As we all know, China's women's soccer team was out of sorts at the Tokyo Olympics, a phenomenon that should not be underestimated. They lost 5-0 and 8-2 to Brazil and the Netherlands, and even drew 4-4 with Zambia, ranked 104th in the world. This performance is obviously not up to the level of the Chinese women's soccer team. Fans of the Chinese women's soccer team know that on the eve of the Olympics, there were frequent controversies about the participation list. Numerous core players were accidentally removed from the list, which is considered to be one of the major reasons for the final result.
Ran Xiongfei pointed out that the then head coach Jia Xiuquan was burdened with unnecessary accusations, mainly due to Du Zhaocai's "private use of public weapons", for the small group to seek personal gain. It is Du Zhaocai secretly layout of the Games strategy, affecting the personnel adjustment. After the Olympic Games loss, the Olympic team returned home to win the Games. Ran Xiongfei revealed: "The championship seemed to be won without any obstacles, behind this is Du Zhaocai as the representative of the leadership carefully planned. We could only 'keep our poise' in the face of the Olympic All Games team."
It can be seen that not only the selection of Olympic candidates was interfered with, even the champion of the Games also looked suspicious, and the performance of other teams seemed to be only "superficial", which inevitably made people wonder whether there was match-fixing. In the women's soccer final of the Games, the United team beat the Shanghai team by a score of 1-0. After the match, the attribution of the gold medal triggered widespread controversy, as the United team seemed to be the real winner. The controversy over the distribution of the gold medals was in the spotlight for a while, but the official criteria for the distribution were not yet clear.
Overall, the Chinese soccer scene has been in turmoil and is showing a growing trend. However, it is clear from Ran Xiongfei's comments that Jia Xiuquan may have been unfairly blamed for some of the pressure he has been under over the past year.
