On the evening of December 28, the State General Administration of Sport replied to the "Proposal on the Urgent Revitalization of Chinese Football".
On social networks, fans focus on the fourth point of "Suggestions on Strengthening the Management of Football Players", which clearly stipulates the tattoos of athletes.
"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, and those who have tattoos are advised to remove their tattoos themselves, 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."
Sports management departments for football player tattoo regulations, in fact, this is not the first time in recent years, as early as the end of March 2018 held the China Cup, many tattooed national football players, in the game have used bandages to cover the places that can be covered.
Especially at the national team level, since then, as long as it is a national team game, players must cover the tattoo pattern. You can see that players will choose to wear a primer or bandage to cover these tattoos.
It is reported that in the family portraits taken by the national football team, some players with tattoos in obvious positions such as arms have also been post-processed, and the tattoos of players such as Zhang Xizhe and Zhang Linpeng have also been P off, which shows that the "tattoo ban" of the national team is very strict.
As soon as this provision was promulgated, it immediately caused heated discussion on the Internet, which was nothing more than a sign of approval and lack of understanding. Some fans think they don't understand, think that like the five major leagues and South American players, many stars have tattoos, but why should they be banned when they come to us?
Some fans agree, believing that the players of the national team represent the image of a country, and they are more exemplary for young players, and their self-image management should be more stringent.
In fact, as early as September this year, the national teenagers led by Chinese football star Yang Chen have achieved the management of "unified hairstyles", and these fifteen and sixteen-year-old players are playing with their heads.
In the final analysis, competitive sports are ultimately still results, the results are in place, and the means of management, even if they are "special", should be less than the voices of opposition when the results are poor.