At dusk on August 22, the Chinese Football Association (CFA) assembled in a secret location to hold a secret meeting on the global industry's match discipline and anti-doping. Chen Xuyuan, Chairman of CFA, Du Zhaocai, Secretary of the Party Committee, Yan Zhanhe, Secretary of the Discipline Inspection Committee and other key members attended. The meeting revealed that the recent frequent occurrence of suspected match-fixing incidents, the top management of the Football Association has shown an unprecedented high degree of attention, and decided to carry out an unprecedented, long-term and systematic comprehensive rectification of the Chinese football match discipline and industry style.
It is reported that another important topic of the meeting is, in addition to the fight against the traditional phenomenon of fake gambling and black, the Football Association will also focus on the "selective negative game" behavior to combat.
The meeting was held on August 15, the State General Administration of Sports of the national sports system of competition discipline and anti-doping warning education meeting. Gao Zhidan, Director General of the General Administration of Sports, emphasized at the meeting that doing a good job on match discipline and anti-doping is an important task for the current sports system.
Meanwhile, the recent incident of suspected match-fixing has not only aroused widespread public concern, but also attracted great attention at the central level. The FA said that the current development of Chinese soccer, as well as some of the problems that have arisen, have made Chinese fans and the general public feel dissatisfied.
In fact, from the beginning of the year to the present, the CFA has done a lot of work in the construction of the system, the construction of the department, etc., aimed at rectifying the style of play and discipline. on August 17, the CFA issued a notice on further strengthening the style and discipline of all kinds of soccer tournaments, and dealt with the relevant responsible persons in a strict and serious manner.
On August 18, the CFA once again issued a notice on further strengthening the management of referees, putting forward nine requirements for refereeing, and setting up a refereeing inspection team to severely punish referees suspected of violating rules and regulations.
The convening of this meeting marks a new stage in the governance of the Chinese football match style and discipline, and the Football Association will join hands with a number of departments to carry out a comprehensive overhaul of the Chinese football industry.
It is worth noting that the meeting also revealed that the CFA will set up a professional league tournament inspection team, a global tournament inspection team, a youth soccer tournament inspection team and other groups to provide all-around supervision of the match style and discipline of the CFA industry.
In the face of unprecedented challenges, the CFA said it will do its utmost to ensure the healthy development of the CFA industry.
