Recently, a piece of news from the Korean media EDAILY stirred up a thousand waves on the Internet. Chengdu Rongcheng club allegedly owed foreign aid and foreign coach salary, this news is like a heavy bomb, quickly triggered great public attention and hot discussion.
It has been reported that since Chengdu Rongcheng FC's rapid rise to prominence in 2021, there have been reports that it has failed to pay bonuses to Korean coaches such as Kim Dae-yi and Kwak Tae-hui, and players such as Kim Min-woo, Andrigo, and Richard as promised. The club's management at the time made promises, but now the management has said that "the wages promised by the predecessor will not be paid."
At the same time, the well-known media person Miao rapid voice, he pointed out that "in the foreign brother" has begun to act, but in the face of the hands of the contract, he frankly do not want to easily to the court.
Immediately thereafter, Mr. Miao posted a seemingly "irrelevant" text on his personal social media account. However, a deeper analysis reveals that this text is actually a further comment on the South Korean media report. Miao's words had three meanings: firstly, he expressed anger at the Korean media report, which did not disclose the names of the people who were owed wages; secondly, he was disappointed with the publication of the list of names of people such as Koo (suspected to be the former chairman of the Chengdu Football Association, Koo Chien-ming); and lastly, he questioned the club's difficulties in paying the wages and the means to do so.
In order to explore this matter in depth, we have to recall a piece of news on September 27th. At that time, Miao revealed that an agent had "signed two contracts for all the foreign aiders and the club", but the person in charge of signing the contracts was either "in the middle of the game" or had fled the scene. Now, the agent is demanding payment of the outstanding amount, but the new management only recognizes the "bright contract" and refuses to pay the "Y contract".
In fact, the story mirrors the Korean media report. The frequent appearance of the "Chinese soccer newsman" mentioned in the report suggests that Miao may have been in the know and therefore kept a close eye on the story.
What is puzzling is that, although it has been half a month since the exposure on September 27, the relevant management department has not yet made a public response to the issue of "two contracts" (yin and yang contracts). Theoretically, if a club dares to sign such a contract in recent years, it should be a bold behavior, but why do the relevant departments turn a deaf ear to it?
In addition, a notice issued by the CFA not long ago clearly requires clubs to submit access materials between October 10 and November 25, including confirmation forms for salary arrears. If the reports in the Korean media are true, and the departed Korean foreign coaches, foreign aiders, and Andrigo refuse to sign the form, Chengdu Rongcheng FC's access qualification for next season may be in doubt.
What's even trickier is that neither the agent nor the club dares to publicize the "two contracts", let alone take them to court. In the end, both sides are likely to be in a difficult situation. The broker will have difficulty in obtaining payment for the "Y contract", while the club involved in the case is afraid that it will be difficult to escape heavy fines.
What is puzzling is why Miao, a well-known media personality, pushed his agent to go to court. Perhaps he just wanted to watch the fun?
What seems to be a complex incident is simple and straightforward. Once the evidence is conclusive and the truth is revealed, it will surely set off an uproar. As a bystander, we can only wait and see what happens, waiting for further action by the Football Association.
