Although the Chinese Super League is in the off-season, but the domestic soccer world is changing, the recent most notable non-football association chairman Chen Xuyuan is investigated.
Although the Football Association has previously refuted rumors, Chen Xuyuan was taken away by the relevant departments, which is undoubtedly good news for Chinese fans. During Chen Xuyuan's three years at the helm of the FA, a number of policies have been introduced with the aim of pushing the professional league forward in a steady manner.
However, with the exception of his former owner Shanghai Port, the remaining 17 clubs have had a rather difficult time. Now that Chen Xuyuan has fallen, the road to the future revitalization of the Chinese Super League is expected to be paved.
The Chen Xuyuan affair has already had a major impact on at least two Chinese Super League clubs. Wuhan Changjiang, which just announced its dissolution last month, and Shanghai Port, a financially strong club.
After last year's unsuccessful relegation season, Wuhan Changjiang was quickly dissolved in January this year. Unlike previous clubs that were dissolved due to financial problems, Wuhan Changjiang's dissolution did not stem from a lack of funds.
Fans familiar with the Chinese Super League know that Wuhan's owner Yan Zhi chose to dissolve the club simply because of the poor domestic soccer environment. The deeper reason is that over the past two years, Wuhan has been under tremendous pressure from Li Tie, Chen Xuyuan and the Football Association.
Li Tie, now the coach of the national soccer team, demanded over 10 million yuan in annual salary from Wuhan, which the music department failed to pay on his behalf, and the Football Association swiftly penalized Wuhan, indirectly leading to the team's relegation failure.
Yan Zhi expressed his dissatisfaction in a social media post, saying the FA will be punished. Who can endure such pressure? As a result, Yan Zhi angrily announced the dissolution of the music department.
Now, Li Tie, Chen Xuyuan and a number of executives of the Football Association have been imprisoned, Yan boss grievances can be released. Chen Xuyuan will not be able to serve as chairman of the Football Association in the future, and I am afraid that no one in the Association will dare to put pressure on the Wuhan team in the future.
In this context, Yan Zhi may want to consider restarting the club and returning to the Chinese Super League to give fans a glimpse of Wuhan's true strength in the Super League, free from the shackles of the Football Association.
Let's look at Shanghai Harbor again. It is well known that Chen Xuyuan secretly sheltered Harbor Club during his tenure as chairman of the Football Association. Salary limitation policy, foreign aid introduction, player transfer, Chen Xuyuan was lenient to Seaport.
However, after the fall of Chen Xuyuan, Harbour Club has lost its biggest backer, and some of the top management may face trouble. As a result, Harbour Club's investment may be drastically reduced, and the past two seasons have seen a huge investment in the club without winning the title, making the road to winning the title in the future more and more difficult.
Besides Wuhan Changjiang and Shanghai Port, other Chinese Super League clubs will also be affected by the Chen Xuyuan incident. As to who will be benefited and who will be unfortunate, the fans of each club have their own answer.
