The Changchun Xidu FC, a team of the Chinese third division, ended up in the sights of the Federation for having placed superstitious objects in the changing room of Shanxi Chongde Ronghai
In China, football is intertwined with superstition. And this time the border between folklore and disciplinary violation has been overcome, leading to a salty fine. The Changchun Xidu FCclub of China League Two (the third national division), it was in fact sanctioned with 30,000 yuanabout 4,100 dollars, for having placed superstitious feudal superstitious objects in the locker room of the opponents.
“By decree, you have to lose”: the superstitious ticket in China costs dear to the Changchun
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The episode took place on June 28, on the occasion of the match against the Shanxi Chongde Ronghai. Before the starting whistle, some pendant yellow leaflets they were found in the locker room of the guest team. The messages reported were far from random: among the most significant sentences a peremptory stood out “By decree, Shanxi Chongde Ronghai must be defeated”. And, coincidentally, so it was: the Changchun He won the match 2-0.
There Chinese Professional Football Leaguehowever, did not take the present at all at all. In an official note, the League has clearly spoke of violation of articles 115 and 116 of its disciplinary and ethical code, underlining that similar episodes go against the image and integrity of the championship. “The CFL will firm and seriously face any type of violation of regulations and disciplines”reads the official communication. “This was done to purify the atmosphere of the stadium and to allow all participants to maintain the order and the game environment hardly conquered together.”
The gesture, which many would define as “Macumba from the locker room”has inevitably aroused hilarity and curiosity. But in Chinaalso home to the first football tournament between humanoids, where sports authorities are particularly rigid on everything that can recall superstitious or religious practices in the professional field, the question is taken very seriously. The Changchun Xidu FCcurrently second in the standings In China League Two, it will now have to be careful not to rely too much on the “alternative energies”. Also because, at least officially, football is still playing with your feet, not with amulets.
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