As we enter the end of 2021, the soccer world in China is full of clouds, not only the national team's performance in the Top 12 is frustrating, but also the domestic Chinese Super League is also struggling. According to the Beijing Youth Daily, the league is at risk of being delayed next season because the issue of the national soccer team's home stadium for the Top 12 matches has yet to be finalized.
Originally, the second phase of the league schedule announced by the Football Association was scheduled for December 1 of that year to January 3 of the following year, during which the final eight rounds of matches will be played. But now the national football team's home games in November have not yet been finalized, and if they continue to be held overseas, the international players may suffer from a series of effects such as isolation when they return to their home countries, and the games will undoubtedly be delayed.
Meanwhile, a number of teams in the Chinese Super League are facing challenges to their survival. According to Soccer Daily, apart from Guangzhou, which is currently in trouble, Hebei and other teams have not yet lifted their crisis. The club's equity reform is still pending, and although the team has been preparing for the AFC Cup, some of the first-team starters have yet to return to the team.
Numerous teams also have varying degrees of unpaid wages, so there is a lot of uncertainty about what the future schedule will look like and whether any teams will drop out midway through the season.
