It is obviously the most urgent thing at present to clarify the origin and details of the incident as soon as possible and respond to public doubts with the truth.

  On the morning of August 15, the much-watched "Guangdong Provincial Games Men's Football Team A Final Suspected Match Fixing Incident" ushered in new progress.

According to the website of the Guangdong Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection and Supervision Nanyue Qingfeng.com, the Guangdong Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection and Supervision has set up an investigation team to investigate the suspected match-fixing incident of the Qingyuan team's final in the men's football B A (U15) team of the 16th Provincial Games, seeking truth from facts. Find out the truth of the problem, and take a zero-tolerance attitude in accordance with regulations, disciplines and laws to seriously pursue accountability.

  According to previous media reports, on August 7, in the 2022 Guangdong 16th Games Football Project Men’s B Team A final, the Qingyuan team was reversed 5-3 by the Guangzhou team with a 3-1 lead. The players from both sides were present. Its performance has been widely questioned by public opinion.

On August 8, the Chinese Football Association has sent an investigation team to investigate the matter.

  A "suspected match-fixing incident" has aroused widespread doubts on the field of public opinion, and its social impact is very bad.

What's more, the incident happened in a competitive competition involving teenagers, which aroused greater emotions in the public.

  Just imagine, if there really are things such as "fixing the ball" in the relevant competitions, this will undoubtedly have a huge psychological impact on those young contestants.

Due to the existence of this type of fraud, in the future career development, children may form a wrong perception-believe in and be keen on "unspoken rules", while forgetting that fairness and wanton swaying passion are the greatest charms of competitive sports .

  As a result, many people worry that if the football games that teenagers participate in are not pure enough, not fair and just, they can be manipulated arbitrarily by relevant interest units and personnel, full of false performances and interest blending, it will not only ruin the children's lives. In the future, it will also ruin the future of Chinese football.

Looking at it from this point of view, it is obviously the most urgent thing at present to conduct a detailed investigation into the matter, clarify the origin and details of the incident as soon as possible, and respond to public doubts with the truth.

  Prior to this, some media reported that the Organizing Committee of the 16th Guangdong Games had launched an investigation into the incident.

Therefore, this time, the Guangdong Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection and Supervision launched an investigation into this matter, which means that the investigation specifications have been upgraded. I believe that with the involvement of higher-level investigations, the whole story of the incident can be more comprehensively and clearly clarified, and a reasonable investigation result can be given to the public.

  If conclusive evidence is found during the investigation to prove that the relevant units and personnel are suspected of manipulating the game, violating the principle of fair competition, or forcing or enticing the participating teenagers to "play match-fixing", it is necessary to hold the relevant personnel seriously accountable in accordance with the law and regulations with a zero-tolerance attitude. Accountability and set an example.

  This is not only about the public's confidence in Chinese football competition, but also a positive guide for young people to realize the meaning of fairness and justice in competitive sports - aiming to get clean medals, rather than being "unspoken" restraint and delay.

  In the final analysis, any competitive competition must be based on fairness and justice.

If the basic principles are lost and it becomes a "sports performance" that can be manipulated by the relevant vested interests at will, it will obviously humiliate the spiritual connotation of competitive sports.

  □ Beijing News commentator Ma Xiaolong