In today's spotlight.
China Super League (soccer league)
League officials have unveiled the refereeing line-up for the first round of the new season, sparking a wave of debate.
The showdown between Guangzhou and Guangzhou City on April 20 at 8 p.m. will be officiated by Wang Zhe, with Ma Li serving as video assistant referee.
At the same time, Zhang Lei will be the referee, assisted by Wang Di, in the match between Chongqing Liangjiang Athletic and Shandong Taishan.
Moving to April 21, Qingdao's match against Cangzhou Lions was whistled by Gu Chunhan, with Zhen Wei in charge of video assistance.
Shi Zhenlu will be the referee for the 8 p.m. battle between Henan Songshan Longmen and Shenzhen, and Yu Bo will be the video assistant.
On April 22, the Dahlians take on the
Changchun Yatai (soccer team)
, officiated by Leung Choi Wai, assisted by Chia Chi Leung.
Tang Shunqi will be the referee and Zhang Long will be the video assistant for the match between Tianjin Jinmen Tigers and Shanghai Harbor on the same night.
And on April 23, Hebei's match against Wuhan will be officiated by Li Haixin, assisted by Li Zheng.
8 p.m. Repeat performance.
Shanghai Shenhua (soccer team)
Beijing
national security
For the matchup, Wang will officiate with Kyungwon Kim as the video assistant.
