Dalian youth training scandal! On May 20, the network hot debate continues, Dalian Zhongyi international soccer salon chief coach is suspected of resume forgery, suspected of cheating parents, and even suspected of abusing young players. Pictures circulating on the Internet show that young players are forced to line up to receive corporal punishment, one scene is even more bloody, jaw-dropping.
In the face of the storm of public opinion, on the afternoon of May 21, the relevant person in charge of Dalian Zhongyi, in an interview with a reporter from Red Star News, vehemently denied the allegations, saying that they were made out of thin air and defamatory behavior. They have contacted the legal affairs, ready to report to the public security organs. However, the reporter noted multiple contradictions in their response, denying the authenticity of the information on the one hand, and accusing the photographer of violating the children's privacy on the other.
The head coach, Li, is said to have claimed to have served as director of youth training at Chengdu Sheffield United and Guangzhou Evergrande, but these claims have been denied by the three salons concerned.
Abuse of young players?
Dalian Zhongyi's response is full of contradictions
"The team's head coach played for the Shenyang Sea Lions, retired from studying with KOKL, the inspirational coach of Brazilian star Ronaldinho, and retired as director of youth training at Guangzhou Evergrande ......"
"The team's diet is not guaranteed, with overnight leftovers most of the time, very little meat, and porridge for breakfast cooked with leftover rice ......"
"In addition, the team has a serious problem with abuse of junior players! One of the junior players was previously whipped with a wooden board until his skin was broken! Many kids have reported that most of the team's juniors have been subjected to this brutal abuse and discrimination ......"
In the netizen's revelation, Dalian Zhongyi's head coach is suspected of falsifying his curriculum vitae and deceiving parents, and the young players are not guaranteed food and drink, and even suffer from abuse and discrimination.
In this regard, the red star news reporter contacted the relevant person in charge of Dalian Zhongyi, the other side said that the content of the news is not in line with reality, is slander, they have contacted the legal affairs, ready to report to the public security organs.
In the communication with the relevant responsible person, the reporter found that there are many contradictions in its response, on the one hand, denying the authenticity of the information, and on the other hand, accusing the photographer of violating the privacy of children.
"This whole thing is completely untrue and purely defamatory, sending out pictures of kids showing their butts is a complete invasion of their privacy, including an attack on our salon, and we will reserve the right to sue. Our credentials are all state certified and no one can fake them."
When the reporter asked whether the photo location belongs to the salon training grounds, the person in charge explained that he only took over the company in February this year, can not identify the photo location, need to wait to understand the situation again.
On May 21, the reporter attempted to contact the tipster but did not receive a response by press time.
Head Coach Resume Falsification?
Three salons denied that he had officially served
SkyEye information shows that Li is the legal person of Dalian Zhongyi International Football Salon Limited Liability Company, which was founded on July 15, 2020, and its business scope covers sports counseling, sports event planning and so on.
The reporter found Li's personal profile in the "2020 winter training trainees national recruitment brief" released by Dalian Zhongyi in November 2020, which lists his coaching experience: 2008-2009, Sheffield United Salon, England; 2009-2012, Chengdu Sheffield United Salon team coach; 2013-2014, Hunan Xiangtao Salon youth training director; 2014-2015, Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao Salon youth training director; 2015-2019, Shaanxi Chang'an Athletic Dalian and Xi'an youth training base director. 2014, Hunan Xiangtao Salon Youth Training Director; 2014-2015, Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao Salon Youth Training Director; 2015-2019, Shaanxi Chang'an Athletic Dalian and Xi'an Youth Training Base Director.
According to a previous report by Red Star News, a former Chengdu Sheffield United Salon official said, "Chengdu Sheffield United did cooperate with Li in 2010, and he once brought a bunch of Dalian kids to Chengdu Sheffield United for a trial, but he himself did not officially hold a position in Chengdu Sheffield United." As for the claim that Li had coached at Sheffield United Salon in England, the former Chengdu Sheffield United Salon related person said, "This would be too much!"
In addition, the Shaanxi Chang'an Athletic Salon side also told Red Star News reporter that the salon and Li did have a short-term cooperation, "but the effect was not good, and it ended soon." Regarding the statement on Li's resume about serving as director of Shaanxi Chang'an Athletic Dalian and Xi'an Youth Training Base from 2015-2019, the Chang'an Athletic side said, "Our salon wasn't registered in 2015, which is definitely untrue."
