China skipper makes retirement U-turn with World Cup hopes in balance

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BEIJING, March 25 — China captain Zhang Linpeng is in line to play in a crucial World Cup qualifier on Tuesday, days after quitting international football over the “disgrace”...

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Known as China’s answer to Sergio Ramos because he also plays centre-back and also has numerous tattoos, Zhang said he’d had enough after his team surrendered a 2-0 lead at Singapore on Thursday.Advertisement “Those words I said immediately after the match clearly had a big impact on the team and the players,” the defender told state television at the weekend.

He added: “Now I’ve thought back over it, as long as the national team needs me — whether that’s as a first-choice player, as a substitute or even if I don’t get on to the pitch — I’m still willing to give everything I have for this team.”

 

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