On January 21, Beijing time, the Chinese U20 men's football team (national youth) ushered in the second opponent of the Thai national youth team in Thailand. And Tang Tianyi, who was caught in the scandal of "gambling derailment", missed the lineup of this warm-up match after missing the team's 2 training sessions yesterday.
According to domestic media, due to the negative impact of the rumors on the society and the preparation of the team's U20 Asian Cup, Tang Tianyi has been investigated by the Chinese Football Association and the Guangzhou Leopards Club of the Chinese Football Association where he plays.Judging from the development trend, Tang Tianyi is likely to be cleared out of the Chinese U20 men's football team and will not participate in the U20 Asian Cup.
Previously, Tang Tianyi, who had just turned 18 years old, also came off the bench and performed actively in the first warm-up match of the national youth team in Thailand against the Jeonbuk Hyundai first team. But since then, he has been accused by a netizen who claims to be his girlfriend about "suspected of gambling and cheating" and other rumors, which has sparked heated discussions in domestic football for a while.
Since the Chinese national youth team will play in the U20 Asian Cup in less than a month, the exposure of this rumor has caused a lot of negative distress to the team. Tang Tianyi has also been affected by this, and has been absent from training and competitions for a long time, and is waiting for investigation and verification by relevant parties.
It is understood that the Football Association and the team have launched an internal investigation. Although the specific results have yet to be confirmed after official verification, the matter has had a very negative impact on society. Once Tang Tianyi is confirmed to have violated discipline, he will at least face being cleared from the team, and may even be permanently expelled from the national team in the future. The hopeful, who has just played in the professional league for one year, may also suffer a major blow in his career.