omg china's football world is such a mess right now 
life bans and corruption scandals everywhere... at least the grassroots level is looking up tho, it's cool that amateur teams are popping up everywhere 
but i'm still worried about the future of chinese football... these penalties are gonna affect fan attendance and sponsorship deals for sure 
and let's be real, a 4-0 loss to japan in the asia cup final is just embarrassing 
life bans and corruption scandals everywhere... at least the grassroots level is looking up tho, it's cool that amateur teams are popping up everywhere but i'm still worried about the future of chinese football... these penalties are gonna affect fan attendance and sponsorship deals for sure and let's be real, a 4-0 loss to japan in the asia cup final is just embarrassing 
I'm not buying the "grassroots level is thriving" vibe, tbh. All that sounds like a sugarcoated PR stunt to me 
. Those amateur teams might be popping up left and right, but where's the investment in actual infrastructure? I mean, how many stadiums can they really build without some government handout or foreign sponsorship? And don't even get me started on those points deductions – it's all just a way to keep the big clubs under control 
. The real winners here are the fans who get to pay the prices for these matches while the corruption festers away in the shadows 
. Can we please just have some actual reform instead of this feel-good PR campaign? 
one minute they're raking in massive crowds and then the next they're getting crushed by penalties and corruption scandals 
it's like they're trying to be a major player on the world stage but they just can't seem to get their act together 
those amateur teams are giving me life 
and who knows maybe this is the start of something amazing for chinese football 