Outdone by boy band TFBoys – CSL side Jiangsu Suning under fire for postponing match
CFA vows a review into the use of reserve venues after the Nanjing team had to reschedule a game because it clashed with the group’s performance
The Chinese Football Association on Friday criticised elite division club Jiangsu Suning for postponing a league match because it clashed with a nearby performance by popular mainland boy band TFBoys.
At a post-season meeting of professional clubs in Wuhan, CFA director of professional clubs Ma Chengquan said the body will look into using other venues if clubs are unable to fulfil their commitments.
Jiangsu, managed by former England boss Fabio Capello, were to face Tianjin Quanjian on August 13 in the 22nd round of the Chinese Super League at the Nanjing Olympic Sports Centre stadium.
However, the TFBoys were staging a concert at the nearby Nanjing Olympic Sports Centre Gymnasium and local police said it was too big of a security risk to hold two major events in proximity of each other.
TFBoys, short for The Fighting Boys, was formed in 2013 and is one of the most popular boy bands in China with a social media following of more than 30 million.
