In fact, the Chinese Football Association (CFA) should probably take the lead in publicizing its decision to penalize players, coaches and staff, and which teams will suffer the fate of being deducted or relegated may as well wait until the dust settles in the league to be announced. It must be pointed out that the 0-7 tragedy is likely to catalyze the rapid introduction of these two fines.
For the CFA and its head Song Kai, there is no room for maneuver at this moment, the only thing left is to take resolute means to rectify Chinese soccer. Looking back on that 0-7 defeat, the players were demoralized to the core. At such a critical moment, they deserved to be punished ruthlessly, without any need to excuse any individual or team.
As for the Chinese national soccer team, it remains to be seen whether the upcoming bans will affect their World Cup qualifying campaign. Meanwhile, the Chinese Super League (CSL) clubs of some of the internationals could also be penalized. However, regardless of when the punishments are announced, we hope that the internationals will be able to focus on the game at hand, make good adjustments and preparations for the next few days, and try to earn their first points and rebuild their confidence in the World Cup qualifiers.
