Chinanews.com, February 8th. On the evening of the 8th, the AFC official announced that the AFC will have independent access to the AFC because it has not met the mandatory guidelines on overdue payables in the "AFC Club Access Rules" (2016 Edition). The review agency decided to revoke Shandong Taishan's qualification for the 2021 AFC Champions League.

Screenshot of Weibo.

  At the same time, the AFC announced that the participating seats will be reallocated according to the "AFC Club Competition Access Manual".

  This news caused many fans to discuss what exactly is meant by "overdue payment".

In the announcement of the AFC Champions League, no explanation was given.

Screenshot of Weibo.

  As of press time, Shandong Taishan has not yet responded to this matter.

The last Weibo of the Shandong team official blog is to report that the team completed the first phase of winter training on the afternoon of the 8th.

Below the official blog, some fans are asking about the disqualification.

  Shandong goalkeeper Wang Dalei posted three question marks on Weibo shortly after the announcement of the AFC Champions League, which was interpreted by many as expressing doubts or surprises about this decision.

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