It has been 21 days since the arrest of Chen Xuyuan, and it seems difficult for Chinese soccer to get back on track in the near future. Looking back, the Chinese Super League was once known as the world's sixth largest league due to the arrival of many big-name foreign aiders and world-class coaches. Guangzhou Evergrande's AFC Champions League win even made the world witness the rise of Chinese soccer.
However, with the bursting of the golden dollar soccer bubble, the broken financial chains of the parent companies of the clubs, coupled with the tournament system in consecutive seasons and Chen Xuyuan's anachronistic policy of neutral names, the promotion of public interest soccer has led to a wave of frequent team dissolutions and the frequent occurrence of Chinese Super League (CSL) scandals. Meanwhile, the image of our soccer continues to decline due to the low performance of the national team.
In view of this, the FA is determined not to let the league move forward with a disease and strictly control the admission system. However, the FA's words have not been matched by its actions. The access scheduled for March 5 was forced to be postponed to March 20 because many teams failed to submit their access materials on time. According to the media, the access materials submitted on March 5 indicated that six teams would withdraw from the competition at the same time.
The first was the Hebei team, relegated to the Central League, who failed to submit their admission materials on time. All indications are that this team will be the second team to be disbanded after Wuhan. However, Hebei's relegation to the Central League has no impact on the Chinese Super League. Once the remaining five teams quit, the landscape of the Chinese Super League will change instantly.
Shenzhen team involved in at least eight foreign aid and foreign coach lawsuits, only Cernus compensation is as high as nearly 100 million yuan, it is difficult to resolve in a short period of time. It is worth mentioning that Hebei and Shenzhen teams, which had been relegated to the Central League, were both involved in the Li Tie case. Even if these two teams through the access, but also inevitably relegated again, so the withdrawal has become a foregone conclusion. In addition, the Kunshan team is also facing the risk of dissolution. The team, which was promoted to the Chinese Super League as China's first division champions, has seen its main investor retire and its head coach move to Henan province before the new season has even begun. Currently, Kunshan remains the only unassembled team in the Chinese Super League.
Dalian Ren, Guangzhou City and Meizhou Hakka are also facing their own difficulties. Meizhou Hakka's operating costs have not dropped for the new season, as have Guangzhou City and Dalian Ren. In addition, these two teams still have the problem of historical salary arrears. In extreme cases, the possibility of a collective dissolution of the six teams cannot be ruled out. After Chen Xuyuan's arrest, Du Zhaocai will face a great test. At present, China's soccer has fallen into a predicament.
