As the FA's anti-corruption campaign continues to fester, there has been a succession of upheavals at the top of the FA, the National Management Department, the Competition Department, the Disciplinary Committee and the leadership of the national team. Numerous players and club officials are also involved, except for the FA's Refereeing Department and refereeing team, which have been unaffected for the time being. However, this quiet situation was broken today. According to Zhang Bing, a well-known lawyer, the Chinese Super League referees have been taken away.
As we all know, the lowest cost of a controversial match is the manipulation of referees. Looking back at the 2009 soccer storm, Zhou Weixin, Wan Daxue, Huang Junjie, Army and other referees were punished one after another. Among them, Huang Junjie had accepted bribes amounting to 640,000 yuan on six occasions; Army had "personal relations" with Shenhua and Shenyang; Zhou Weixin and Wan Daxue had close relations with Changsha Jinde and Chengdu Sheffield United. Almost every referee has a "relationship". As early as in the A A era, Gong Jianping and others have been exposed for black whistle problems.
In the soccer world, referees are regarded as the decisive factor on the field and have a close relationship with the management of the FA. Under the manipulation of Zhou Weixin, Wan Xue, Huang Junjie, and Army, the two directors of the FA's referee committee, Zhang Jianqiang and Li Dongsheng, as well as leaders such as Xie Yalong and Nan Yong, have also profited from refereeing.
As a result, the refereeing department seems to be the latest link to be exposed in the FA's anti-corruption drive. Nonetheless, it is hard for them to escape the net of justice after all. It is reported that four referees have been taken away from their hotels. Combined with the recent news released by the FA, we find that these whistles are similar to the case of Li Tie. Initially, Li Tie was taken away during a training event, and the same is true this time.
On March 26, the referee circle released the enforcement list for this season's Chinese Super League. According to the arrangement of the FA, on March 29th, all referees will have the referee training for the new season in Suzhou. I believe there will be referees taken on the 29th. At present, the domestic well-known referees include 7 international referees such as Ma Ning, Fu Ming, Shen Yinhao, Wang Di, Zhang Lei, Jin Jingyuan and Tang Shunqi. There are also stars, Aikun, Shi Zhenlu, Li Haixin and Hei Xiaohu. Which referee do you think will pass this test?
