The first news flash focuses on Jiang Shenglong, the centerpiece of Shanghai Shenhua's defense. According to Sports Weekly's reporter Ma Dexing, Jiang Shenglong was expelled with a red card for a bad foul late in the game against Qatar in the one-eighth final of the Asian Games in Hangzhou. In view of the seriousness of his foul, the AFC Disciplinary Committee decisively imposed a three-match suspension on him. Together with the automatic one-match suspension, Jiang Shenglong will miss two consecutive matches. The national soccer team, which is in the midst of a bloodletting, called him up to the national team. Despite his suspension, Jiang Shenglong is still eligible to play for his country.
The second story involves Wang Dalei, the starting goalkeeper of Shandong Taishan. Tonight, the national soccer team will start a warm-up match with Vietnam. Before the match, members of the national soccer team held a fan meeting with fans. During the meeting, Wang Dalei expressed his deep feelings for Dalian. As a Dalian native, he left his hometown to join other Chinese Super League teams in his early years, but he revealed that if the time is right, he will return to his hometown in the last year of his career and retire from the Dalian team to end his soccer career. This implies that Wang Dalei may bid farewell to Shandong Taishan and return to Dalian when the time is ripe.
The third piece of news involves Argentine soccer superstar Lionel Messi. According to Chengdu Daily Jin Guan News, sources close to the matter have revealed that Messi is likely to come to China again with Miami International. Miami International's visit to China has been revealed in advance. Miami International is expected to play a warm-up match against Chinese Super League side Chengdu Rongcheng on Nov. 8, according to the report. After Messi led the Argentine national team to win the World Cup, he visited China with the team and played a warm-up match with the Australian national team at the Workers Stadium in Beijing. With Messi's high popularity, the organizers made a lot of money.
The fourth story concerns Guangzhou, the eight-time champion of the Chinese Super League. Northwestern Watchdog reported that although Guangzhou's owner, Xu Jiayin, has been taken action by the relevant authorities, the team's operations and matches have not been affected. It is reported that Guangzhou players' salaries are paid by Evergrande Soccer School, with starters earning only 15,000 RMB per month and substitutes 8,000 RMB. Compared with the wages of Evergrande at its peak, the treatment is far from the same. With Boss Xu under investigation, the future of the Guangzhou team has cast a shadow.
