Exposed Zhang Linpeng once withdrew from the China Cup game due to tattoos The source of the ban was dissatisfaction with the football elders

Article source: Football Newspaper

Recently, the State General Administration of Sport published on its official website 19 sports-related proposals of the fourth meeting of the 13th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, which replied to proposal No. 4968 (Medical sports No. 624) ("Proposal on the Urgent Revitalization of Chinese Football") from five aspects, and the most concerned by the outside world is the fourth point "Suggestions on Strengthening the Management of Football Players", which clearly stipulates the tattoos of national players.

The reply letter reads: "Among the specific requirements for national team athletes at all levels, the national team and U23 national team athletes are strictly prohibited from having new tattoos (typos, should be "wen", the same below), and those who have tattoos are advised to remove their tattoos on their own, and if there are special circumstances, they must cover the tattoos during training and competition after the consent of the team; the U20 national team and the national teams at all levels below are strictly prohibited from recruiting athletes with tattoos. ”

It is not uncommon for sports authorities to issue tattoo bans on national players. At the China Cup at the end of March 2018, players such as Wei Shihao, Gao Lin and He Chao either wrapped in tape or wore long-sleeved jerseys in the game, in order to cover the tattoo. At that time, Zhang Linpeng was originally selected for the List of the China Cup, and everyone arrived in Nanning, but suddenly announced his withdrawal because he had too many tattoos. It is reported that there are other players who have been excluded from the China Cup list because of tattoos and hair problems. The incident caused a heated discussion in the outside world at the time.

It is worth mentioning that at that time, the national football team announced to the outside world that zhang Linpeng was injured and could not participate in the game, and after consultation, he left the national football team and returned to Evergrande for treatment. However, Zhao Zhen, a well-known media person, once revealed on his personal social platform that Zhang Linpeng's "injury retreat" was not a real injury, but because of a tattoo.

Although the Football Association did not explicitly issue a document prohibiting tattoos at that time, the relevant national brands and clubs received "notices". It is understood that the source of the ban was in the 2017 East Asian Cup, when the General Administration of Sport invited several football elders to watch the game, and as a result, the shape of some players caused dissatisfaction among the elders, thinking that they did not play well, but they made fancy, so many tattoos...