As we all know, in recent years, the phenomenon of illegal betting on matches and illegal manipulation of matches in the Chinese sports world is not uncommon. Some athletes, referees and coaches participate in gambling and match-fixing, which seriously violates sports integrity and professional ethics, damages the image of sports, and corrupts the social atmosphere. In order to curb this phenomenon, not long ago, the General Administration of Sport and the Ministry of Public Security jointly issued the "Circular of the General Administration of Sport and the Ministry of Public Security on Seriously Investigating and Dealing with Gambling, Match-Fixing, and Other Violations of Discipline and Rules and Regulations, and Earnestly Strengthening Industry Self-Discipline and Self-Help." The circular clearly stipulates that athletes, coaches, referees and other personnel involved in gambling or match-fixing shall be given penalties such as written review, fines, surrender of income from disciplinary violations, suspension of salary allowances, expulsion, and suspension of matches, depending on the seriousness of the circumstances.
As soon as the notice was issued, the fans almost all clapped their hands and applauded, and many fans even thought that they should check the national football team and the Chinese Super League. The national football team lost 3-1 to their opponents in the World Preliminary Match against Vietnam on February 1, and there were some strange pictures in the course of the match. Only 8 minutes after the opening, the Vietnamese team broke through the gate of the national football team, and as the captain of the national football team, Wu Xi actually made a dodge action on the field. In the 16th minute, the Vietnamese team once again broke through the goal of the national football team, and the slow-motion replay showed that Wang Shenchao did not go forward to defend at that time, but pestle in place, watching the opponent score. In the World Preliminary Tournament with Japan on January 27, the same inexplicable handball of Wang Shenchao gave Japan a penalty, which completely disrupted the deployment of head coach Li Xiaopeng. Recently, some strange phenomena in the national football team on the field have also made people have to doubt whether they participate in betting and match-fixing.
Not long ago, the Football Association announced the strictest salary restriction order in history, the maximum salary of domestic players is 3 million yuan, and Evergrande is only stipulating that the maximum salary is only 600,000, before the annual salary of the top players in the Chinese Super League reached 10 million or 20 million, the Football Association's salary restriction order is undoubtedly to give players who want to make money by playing football a slap in the face, Evergrande's veterans have already terminated their contracts and left the team and found another place to go. As CCTV celebrity Liu Jianhong said: "Chinese football practitioners regard football as a tool to make money. "Not many people care about the team's record and the honor of the country, they care more about how much money they can make every game and every year. As soon as the salary limit was issued, the huge salary gap also made many fans worry that the players of the Chinese Super League would also participate in betting and playing match-fixing in the future to make profits and fill the huge gap in salary.
The national football team lost to Vietnam in the world preliminary round, the Chinese Super League is a chicken feather, and Chinese football has entered the darkest era. If Chinese football wants to regain its light, it will have to undergo earth-shaking changes. The notice of the General Administration of Sport and the Ministry of Public Security to strictly investigate gambling and match-fixing may be a good start for Chinese football.