Jiangsu FC in February 2021 said they were ceasing operations after struggling owners Suning pulled the plug on the team. SHANGHAI: China's top football official urged teams to make the Communist Party proud and said that the sport in the country is at"a historical turning point", days after champions Jiangsu FC were kicked out.
Chinese Football Association president Chen Xuyuan attempted to turn the page on a chapter that has been hugely damaging to the reputation of football in the world's most populous nation.Jiangsu in February said they were ceasing operations after struggling owners Suning pulled the plug on the team, then on Monday the CFA confirmed that the club would not compete in the new Chinese Super League season.
China under President Xi Jinping launched a programme in 2015 to make the country a leading power in football. However, Jiangsu's abrupt demise, just over 100 days after winning the Chinese league title for the first time, raised fresh doubts about those ambitions. Chen told clubs that there was an extra onus on Chinese football this year because July will be 100 years since the founding of the ruling Communist Party.Chinese football, which gained a reputation in recent years for heavy spending on the likes of Brazilians Oscar, Hulk and Paulinho, has dramatically tightened its belt after nearly 20 clubs went under in the past two years.
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