XtraTime Web Desk: Chinese Football Association on Saturday suspended six U19 footballers of national team for not following the team’s health protocols. The Chinese U19 footballers are undergoing a traing camp in Shanghai behind closed doors from May 17 to June 6. The six youngsters — Tao Qianglong, Liu Zhurun, Peng Hao, Ren Lihao, Han Dong and He Longhai — left the team’s training base without approval and went out drinking at midnight on May 30, reports Xinhua news agency.
“It was a severe violation of the team’s epidemic control regulations, and caused negative impacts on the whole team,” noted the Chinese football governing body.
All the six footballers have been banned from all matches organised by the CFA from June 1 to November 30 this year. The CFA also said the six players will not be allowed to join national teams at all levels in China, and they will face further punishment from respective clubs.