China's golden whistle is on fire again! 9 yellow cards in a game, ignoring Ronaldo's complaints, is expected to enter the World Cup again
A key match in the knockout round of the AFC Champions League ended not long ago, with the favourites Riyadh Victory defeating Fayha 2-0 to eliminate their opponents 3-0 on aggregate and reach the last eight. In this game, China's golden whistle Ma Ning became popular again, and he showed a total of 9 yellow cards to the two teams throughout the game, bringing his "card master" characteristics to the extreme.
Although the level of the Chinese men's football team has been stagnant, our referees have been at the forefront of Asia. At the Asian Cup, which ended at the beginning of the month, the Chinese referee team led by Ma Ning was appointed by the AFC to officiate the final match. In the whole game, Ma Ning's judgment was accurate and unanimously affirmed by the outside world. Therefore, shortly after the end of the Asian Cup, Manin was reused by the AFC to officiate the AFC in the second leg of the AFC Champions League knockout round, Riyadh Victory and Faha's focal point.
In this game, Ma Ning also completed his law enforcement task well. He has always been known for his strict enforcement, showing a total of nine yellow cards to both teams, five of which were issued to the away team. Riyadh Victory, including the manager, received a total of 4 yellow cards. It can also be seen from this that the penalty scale of the Ma Ning Journey competition is relatively uniform, and there is no sign of favoring one side or the other.
One of the most noteworthy yellow cards came in first-half stoppage time. At that time, Ronaldo, the number one star of the Riyadh Victory team, launched a scramble in the front court, but unfortunately he did not touch the ball, but stepped on the opponent's ankle, and the discerning Manin decisively showed Ronaldo a yellow card!
For this decision, the Portuguese star seemed very puzzled, he held his head in his hands, and kept complaining to Manin, but for Ronaldo's complaints, Manin was unmoved. In order to stand out for his disciples, Castro, the head coach of Riyadh Victory, also quickly rushed forward and launched a bombardment of Manin. Ma Ning showed no mercy to this old coach, and sent the same yellow card, using his authority to calm down the controversy.
As the core referee of the AFC, Manin has been selected as a candidate referee for the 2026 World Cup not long ago, and if nothing else, he will be in the referee squad for the second consecutive World Cup. It's just that in the last Qatar World Cup, Ma Ning failed to appear as the referee, hoping that in the World Cup in the United States, Canada and Mexico, he can make up for this regret.