In the early hours of January 28th, the Chinese soccer world made waves. An explosive news revealed that Wuhan Changjiang Football Club will be disbanded, while Hebei, Shenzhen and Guangzhou are also struggling and on the verge of collapse. This is a fatal blow to the Chinese Super League.
As we all know, due to the bursting of the gold-dollar soccer bubble and the implementation of the neutral name policy by the Chinese Football Association (CFA), Chinese Super League (CSL) teams are generally facing the plight of salary arrears, and investors have withdrawn their funds in droves. Reports indicate that Wuhan Changjiang is not the only team that has been disbanded, and it is doubtful that all 18 teams will be able to make it to the Super League in the new season.
Reporter Pei Li pointed out that the Hebei team's situation is even worse than Wuhan Changjiang's, and the Shenzhen soccer team is also struggling with huge debts and rumors of match-fixing. Meanwhile, although the Guangzhou team has successfully been relegated, it is not yet clear whether the Evergrande Group will continue to operate, and there has been no progress in the share reform work.
Pei Li emphasized that despite the relegation success of Guangzhou and Shenzhen, the crisis is still not lifted. The prospects of Guangzhou and Hebei are confusing. Pei Li did not reveal any further details, but the Super League's woes have clearly put pressure on the Football Association and the Chinese Football League, and fans are up in arms about it.
Fans expressed their views on the future of the Chinese Super League. Some fans questioned, "When will the team's arrears be repaid? The Chinese Super League has become a joke now that the team has been relegated, shouldn't it be renamed the China Drop League?" Other fans said, "The real estate bubble burst and the Internet and medical industry giants filled the void, but how long can such investments last?"
However, there are also fans who disagree: "These are just speculations! Shenhua, Guoan, Luneng and even the three towns could face collapse. Luneng due to lack of investors, Shenhua and Guoan's investors are in debt, all of which could lead to the team's bankruptcy." One fan sarcastically said, "Spending the parent company's money into a huge debt is a rogue, no wonder it will go bankrupt."
Behind these discussions is the helplessness and concern of the fans about the current situation of Chen Xuyuan and the soccer world. Whether it's dissolution or bankruptcy, it shows how difficult it is to reform Chinese soccer.
