Chinanews.com, Beijing, January 31. Question: Is it an accident that players were exposed to negative gambling in Chinese football during the live broadcast? 

  Reporter Bian Liqun

  "Brother Dai, don't you also gamble?"

  A live broadcast background sound made Chinese football start with a wave of ups and downs at the beginning of the Year of the Rabbit.

  From a dispute in the private life of Shandong Taishan player Wu Xinghan that was disclosed to the public on social media, it evolved into a "live broadcast accident" in which Dai Lin was exposed to gambling.

  Was this process a surprise or a surprise?

The degree of excitement is comparable to "Hurricane" and "Three-Body Problem".

Screenshot of Dai Lin's live broadcast

  The player in question, Dai Lin, urgently issued a statement on the 31st, stating that he had never been involved in gambling, and it was posted on Weibo's hot search, which attracted more "melon-eating crowd".

Dylan issued a statement.

Screenshot of social media.

  The turmoil originated on the evening of the 30th when Dai Lin, a player of the Chinese Super League team Shandong Taishan, broadcast live on his personal social account. The content of the live broadcast mainly revolved around private life disputes.

  After the match ended, a woman outside the screen suddenly asked Dai Lin: "What is gambling? Brother Dai, don't you also gamble?" Then the live broadcast was artificially interrupted, leaving an uproar.

  On the 31st, Shandong Taishan player Dai Lin issued a video statement through personal social media, saying: "Because the recording was only played halfway, the real meaning was not fully expressed. Fans and friends only paid attention to sensitive words, including family members. Seeing this word has caused an extremely negative impact on me. In order to avoid the escalation of the situation, I hereby solemnly declare that, as a veteran who is about to retire, I have never participated in any form of football betting and am willing to participate in all forms of investigations. After the investigation proves my innocence, I will investigate the media and self-media’s reputation infringement responsibility for false reports. At the end of my career, I also caused adverse effects on the club. I hereby apologize to the club, sorry!”

Dai Lin responded to personal life disputes on social media.

Screenshot of social media.

  Turning to the social media page, except for this statement, Dai Lin updated 6 videos during the Chinese New Year alone, and each of them has over a thousand likes. If you divide it by video bloggers, it is relatively diligent.

Usually, Dai Lin will broadcast live broadcasts and connect mics from time to time.

  Of course, it is not uncommon for players to operate personal social media and broadcast live.

  In particular, Dai Lin has reached the end of her career and only played 4 times for the Shandong Taishan team in the league last season. Under the premise of not affecting training and competition, there is nothing wrong with operating social media.

Screenshot of Dai Lin's social media page.

  But it is a serious matter for professional players to involve the word gambling in the live broadcast.

In the eventful autumn of Chinese football, people's ears are undoubtedly picked up.

  In addition, the players' public expression, personal quality, and live broadcast content that shocked the three views undoubtedly lowered the impression of the player group in front of the public.

  Dai Lin made it clear in her statement that she is willing to participate in all forms of investigations, so she looks forward to a follow-up investigation to return Dai Lin's innocence.

  But the negative image left to the public may not be so easily erased.

  For Shandong Taishan Football Club and players, this is undoubtedly a wake-up call. In the era of social media, how should clubs and players make good use of social media?

Data map: Shandong Taishan team in the Super League.

Photo by Luo Yunfei

  From last season to the present, the Shandong Taishan team has experienced many negative storms on social media, which is enough to expose the club's management problems. These occurrences are by no means accidental.

  As far as Chinese football is concerned, from the match-fixing incident in the Men's Football Group A (U15) final of the Guangdong Provincial Games last summer, to the investigation of the former national football coach Li Tie during the World Cup, Liu Yi, former secretary-general of the Chinese Football Association, Chen Yongliang, executive deputy secretary-general and head of the national team management department, has been investigated one after another, and now Dai Lin's live broadcast has been exposed to be involved in a gambling scandal... It is no accident that Chinese football has been plagued by various off-field negative factors.

  Although the woods are big and there are all kinds of birds, but are there more evil birds in Chinese football?

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