This Sunday was a ‘bloody Sunday’ for world football. One after the other, leagues got postponed, but Uri managed to cover the Angolan Girabola matchday and the thrilling Hong Kong FA Cup semifinal. Football is bleeding but still breathing.
Wu Lei became the first Chinese footballer to be tested positive for COVID-19, while he is living far away from his homeland. In China, teams start to prepare for the league’s kickoff.
For Guangzhou R&F, the only Chinese team in Hong Kong, the Coronavirus is the least of their concerns.
While China is trying to handle the coronavirus outbreak, Chinese football is facing cancelled and delayed matches and the Chinese Super League opening matchday is in doubt.
China’s fight against Mesut Özil wasn’t the only political issue that the country has faced in the last week. With domestic conflicts and criticism abroad, football wasn’t left behind, and Europe had to chose between its ideology or Chinese money.
