Written by Pei Li, Sohu Sports
On September 10, Beijing time, a ban caused a strong earthquake in Chinese football, including former international players Jin Jingdao and Gu Chao, 43 people were banned for life for manipulating games for illegal profits, and 17 players, including Wang Song, were banned for 5 years. There are also well-known players and coaches under investigation such as Hao Wei, Qin Sheng, and Zhang Lu, who have not yet appeared on this ban list, and this ban list will be further expanded after the relevant case trial and judgment.
The Football Association is not fully aware of it in advance?
Among the 43 people who are banned for life, Jin Jingdao, Guo Tianyu, Yang Shanping, Gu Chao and others have been selected for the national team, among which Jin Jingdao followed the national team coached by Li Tie to play in the last top 40 and top 12 matches, and is the absolute main force of the team's midfield.
On the list of 17 people who have been banned for five years, veteran Wang Song is undoubtedly the most famous, Wang Song has also played for the national team many times before, and played with Gao Hongbo in the Asian Cup in Qatar in 2011. As a veteran over 40 years old, Wang Song has always had a good reputation in Chinese football, and there is rarely negative news. There has been no news that he has been investigated by the public security before.
It is worth mentioning that Wang Song also represented the Shijiazhuang Kung Fu team in the Chinese League on September 7 and was the absolute main force of the team.
After Wang Song was officially banned for five years, Sohu Sports also contacted relevant people from Shijiazhuang Kung Fu Club, but according to the person, the club has not received any news before, and it is currently in a state of confusion. However, the sudden ban of the main midfielder for 5 years is definitely a big blow to the team.
In addition to Wang Song, Ding Jie, who was banned for life, also represented Shaanxi United in the China B League on September 7 and also served as the captain of the team. Shi Xiaodong and Xu Junmin were also rumored to have been taken away for investigation, and the Chinese Super League failed to register in the first half of the season, but what is surprising is that after the second transfer window opened, the two actually appeared on the Nantong Zhiyun registration list and passed the registration review of the Chinese Football Association. And before being banned for life, the two have also represented Nantong Zhiyun again in the Chinese Super League and the FA Cup. Therefore, the outside world once thought that the two might just cooperate with the investigation, and the problem was not big. However, in the end, it failed to escape the "ban" of the Chinese Football Association.
There are indications that the Football Association does not seem to be fully aware of the list of specific personnel until the lockdown is officially announced. Although there is some gossip in all aspects, before the official announcement, the Chinese Football Association still adheres to the idea of "no suspicion of guilt", allowing some players to register and play in the league normally.
Follow-up questions need to be answered by the competent authorities
Due to the sudden announcement of the "ban order", the Chinese Football Association also lacked adequate preparation, and there were still many questions that needed to be answered by functional departments in the future.
First of all, the "lockdown order" announced this time is only for individuals, and not for the clubs involved. According to official information, it has been verified that 120 games involving fake gambling have been investigated, involving football leagues such as the Chinese Super League, China League A, China B, FA Cup, Women's Super League, etc., and a total of 41 Chinese Super League, China League A and China B club teams have been involved in the case, with the participation of players, coaches and referees in the whole chain. Subsequently, for the football clubs involved in the case, the Chinese Football Association needs to launch a punishment plan in the industry. Whether there are clubs, especially top league clubs and Chinese Super League giants, have been ordered to be relegated deserves great attention from the outside world.
The banned list also includes two foreign helpers, Son Joon-ho and Evolo, who have returned to Suwon FC in Korea to play and Evolo to join the Kuwait League. For their handling, the Chinese Football Association will clearly notify FIFA, and FIFA will decide whether to impose a ban on the global scale. Among the local players, Guo Tianyu has now joined the Thai Super League as a foreign player. If the Chinese Football Association notifies FIFA of the ban, Guo Tianyu will also lose his job in the Thai Super League.
It is worth mentioning that this is only the first ban list announced by Chinese football after the anti-gambling and anti-black, and with the further advancement of the trial, there will still be more parties who will be banned for life by the Chinese Football Association.
According to official sources, the public security organs have previously "taken criminal coercive measures against 83 players, referees, coaches, and club managers involved in the case in accordance with the law." So far, 44 football practitioners have been sentenced in accordance with the law. "In addition to the 61 people who are on the ban this time, this means that at least 22 more people involved in the case may be on the ban list in the future after the case is further clarified.
In the situation reported by the Ministry of Public Security, the word "Women's Super League" appeared for the first time when it came to "fake gambling black", which undoubtedly made the outside world regret and disappointment for the "Sonorous Rose", the former honorary division of Chinese football, but the names of women's football players and coaches have not appeared on the first batch of banned lists.
Previously, it was rumored that Taishan coach Hao Wei, former international players Qin Sheng, Zhang Lu and others who were taken away by the public security organs did not appear on this banned list for the time being. After the investigation and trial of Li Tie and others by the Hubei discipline inspection organs came to an end, it was only a matter of time before Li Tie, Zheng Bin, Li Fei and others were on the Football Association's list of lifetime bans.