Access policy for the new season, soccer reports have repeatedly emphasized that the Football Association will uphold the purpose of "better to have a shortage than a plentiful supply", which is taken seriously. However, in terms of the current situation, if the FA will solve the problem of historical salary arrears as a mandatory indicator of access, half of the clubs in the Premier League will not be able to meet the standard, and the problem is even more serious in the first. In this extremely sensitive period, the FA is afraid that it will be difficult to bear the large-scale withdrawal of Chinese Super League clubs. Therefore, it is widely expected that the Association will again relax the conditions of access, the degree of relaxation may be surprising.

Zhao Zhen, a well-known media personality and agent, conveyed good news to Shaanxi fans when he connected with Liaozhu player Chen Xing, Shaanxi fans, and well-known blogger Rangnick - "I heard that as long as there are no lawsuits for international disputes, the final standard is acceptable in principle! Why emphasize this point? Because Chinese soccer is being closely watched by FIFA and AFC. If your Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) lawsuit does not result in a repayment agreement, you will not be granted access!"

Given Shaanxi's situation, the issue of unpaid wages for domestic players has not yet been resolved, some players have not yet signed, and there are no foreign lawsuits involved. Zhao Zhen's explanation is clear and unambiguous - Shaanxi's access is not a big problem.

Similar situations prevail in other Chinese Super League clubs. For example, Dalian's domestic players are three months in arrears for 22 years, and some of the players have still not been paid 22 years ago; Dalian has not repaid a number of arbitrations awarded by the Football Association in accordance with the stipulated time. But now that the foreign lawsuits have been resolved, the amount of unpaid domestic wages is less important. Dalian's focus is on resolving disputes with foreign players. Rumor has it that Dalian has reached a repayment agreement with Janisson, and getting through the access issue doesn't seem to be a problem.

Guangzhou City has also previously exposed serious problems with international lawsuits involving up to nine people, seven of which have been fully resolved; as for Tosic and Guilherme's lawsuits, a few days ago soccer reports pointed out that media personality Wang Wei revealed that Guangzhou City and Guilherme have reached a solution and Guilherme will return to the team. As for Tosic's historical problems, Wang Wei confirmed that on March 5, the club has reached an agreement with Tosic to solve the problem of arrears of wages. Considering the Guangzhou team, the vacancy caused by Evergrande can no longer be filled and has actually been abandoned by the relevant parties in the city.

Other clubs, such as unassembled Kunshan, will not be prevented by the FA from participating in the new Chinese Super League season, at least because they have submitted their admission materials and have no international lawsuits. A similar situation applies to teams such as Cangzhou and Meizhou. When domestic players are underpaid and this access is no longer under review, only Shenzhen has doubts about the 18 teams in the Chinese Super League; they can temporarily default on Dai Weijun's salary, but solving the big problem of foreigners won't be easy!

Over the past two years, the Chinese Super League (CSL) and Chinese Football Association (CFA) have been plagued with wage arrears, and have not only been listed as one of the top seven high-risk leagues by the FIFA, but FIFPro (short for the Fédération Internationale des Professionnels) has also warned players not to play in the CSL. This time, both FIFA and AFC have their eyes on the CSL and the CFA. Obviously, the CFA can't back down indefinitely like it did in the previous two years.

The settlement of international litigation has become the "bottom line" for entry, which is why many clubs have prioritized negotiating with foreign players to pay some of their fees over the past period of time. Only the settlement of domestic players' salary arrears is no longer a requirement for entry; this also means that many clubs can continue to default on domestic players' salaries, and some players may even face salary arrears for three consecutive years.

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