The first big fine of the new Chinese Super League season has been released. The Chinese Football Association has issued a sky-high fine of 590,000 yuan in total to the Shenzhen Football Association. Many club officials have been fined. In addition to punishing the club, the Football Association also imposed internal punishment on the referee Zhang Lei, but the specific circumstances were not announced. There are different voices from the outside regarding the intensity of this punishment. Among them, as fans of Shenzhen Football Team, the eight official fan clubs of their clubs have issued a joint statement to express their attitude.
The statement read: Due to Zhang Lei’s lack of professional ability, it became the trigger for Shenzhen Football Team to be punished. Zhang Lei was often questioned by many parties in the previous law enforcement process. Last year, former Qingdao team coach Wu Jingui also It was publicly stated that Zhang Lei should examine his conscience and ask himself, so the Shenzhen Football Club also posted a message on its official Weibo after this incident asking him to examine his conscience. Zhang Lei's personal professional level is seriously inconsistent with his status as an international referee. He requested the Chinese Football Association to disqualify Zhang Lei from law enforcement and lodged a solemn protest against the "double standard penalty" imposed by the Chinese Football Association on Shenzhen Football Association.
Why did you mention the situation of double standards? In fact, you can understand it by carefully reading the penalty notice. It mentioned: Li Yusong, an official of Shenzhen Football Team, kicked the trash can into pieces on his way back to the locker room, and his punishment was a six-game ban and a fine of RMB 60,000. But it is also an act of destroying public property. Previously, Xu Xin kicked the glass door of the player tunnel, but was only fined 10,000 and banned for 1 game. Is it more expensive to repair the glass door or to replace the trash can? Such double standards are indeed Infuriating.
Let’s just discuss the matter. It is considered civilized for Shenzhen football fans to just issue a joint statement. I still remember that Shandong fans once checked Fu Ming’s paper and even caused trouble in his workplace. As for what kind of punishment Zhang Lei will receive, this may only be known within the Football Association. However, due to the current lack of domestic referee talents, Zhang Lei may only be suspended for a few games and come back in the next stage.
As far as the current Chinese football environment is concerned, this 590,000 penalty cannot solve the fundamental problem at all. Nowadays, our league has increasingly deviated from the track of football itself, and is more like a soap opera or variety show. From this perspective It may be more comfortable to look at the Chinese Super League.
