In the early morning hours of March 28th in Beijing, a storm came over the Chinese soccer world. Lawyer Zhang Bing, a longtime legal crusader for Chinese Super League players' salary rights, suddenly dropped a bombshell: a referee had mysteriously disappeared on the night of the 27th! However, Lawyer Zhang did not disclose his name. As soon as the news came out, fans rushed like a tidal wave to the social media of well-known referees such as Ma Ning and Fu Ming, cheering.
Zhang Bing, one of the country's top player representation lawyers, has clients all over the Chinese Super League. For a long time, he has been on the road to collect wages and fight with the Football Association, and this time, he exposed the dark secrets of gambling, and joined hands with the task force to eradicate the cancer of corruption. This time, he exposed the shady business of football betting and worked hand in hand with the task force, aiming to eradicate the tumor of corruption in the FA.On the evening of the 27th, he released a message, "Tonight, an earthquake began to occur in the field of refereeing, and my second prophecy of the day was fulfilled!"
The message instantly sparked a frenzy among netizens! Fans speculated, "Which referee will it be?" The names of controversial referees such as Ma Ning, Fu Ming and Li Haixin were mentioned the most. Fans even left comments directly under Maning's Weibo, "Have you been arrested?" "Ma Ning, looking forward to the news of your imprisonment. Zhang Lei, Maning, Shen Yinhao, Guan Xing, Zhao Zhiji, Shizhen Lulu, Wang Jing, Gu Chunhan, all waiting to go to jail!"
However, the authenticity of this news has aroused widespread skepticism. Veteran media personality Li Xuan was blunt: "Some people's news is like farting, it's baseless." Blogger "Leicester City's Little Fox" also came out to dispel the rumors: "It seems that Manning and Fu Ming have already contacted each other. The truth will come out on the 29th!" The truth will come out on the 29th! There is also a possibility that Zhang Bing's information may be true, but the referees involved are not Manning and Fu Ming, but someone else.
Regardless of the truth, without the involvement of referees, this anti-gambling and anti-triad action might have become a farce. With Liu Yi, Chen Yongliang and Huang Song already in jail, and rumors of Yu Hongchen's arrest, all of whom have managed leagues or refereed, there must be something fishy going on, even if there are officials manipulating matches.
The refereeing world today is like a street rat. After the referees were arrested, the comments left by the fans were invariably characterized by hatred. This reflects a serious decline in the image and credibility of the referees in the Chinese Super League. We are waiting with baited breath for the relevant authorities to reveal the truth as soon as possible.
