With the news from Beijing Youth Daily, the Chinese Super League kicked off on April 15, however the complexity of team access is a concern. Although team materials have been submitted, the Football Association still needs to review whether there are any salary arrears. Even if the review goes smoothly, whether the league can start as scheduled, and whether it can make up the size of 18 teams, is still full of variables.
With the cases of Li Tie and Chen Xuyuan pending, and the frequent arrests of players, teams may face relegation if they are found to be involved in match-fixing. The situation in Wuhan, Tianjin Tianhai and Shenzhen before the teams were disbanded is a lesson learned.
There are even reports that the problem of gambling on soccer matches in professional leagues is deeply rooted. The former Chinese Super League goalkeeper interviewed by China News Weekly revealed that some people had tried to recruit him to participate in match-fixing, but he firmly refused. At the same time, he emphasized that gambling is not something that a single player can sway; to manipulate the whole field, you have to manipulate the midfield, so bookmakers will target goalkeepers, center backs, midfielders and strikers.
Reporter Miao Yuan revealed that the players suspected of playing fake football not only recruit teammates and former teammates, and even include friends, such as Qin Sheng, who plays for Guangzhou Evergrande, Dalian side and other teams, and his hometown fans all over the Super League teams. Jin Jingdao only plays for one team, but his hometown is all over the Chinese Super League, and he has been selected for the national team many times. If what Miao Yuan and Jin Jingdao said is true, the Chinese Super League is really as Wu Xinghan said, all involved in fake football? This has sparked a wide-ranging discussion. What are your thoughts on the current state of the Chinese Super League? Feel free to share them in the comments section.
