Guangzhou Evergrande’s Zhang Linpeng wearing a number 15 jersey with the number 1 covered by tape in the AFC Champions League. Photo: AFP

Opinion

Jonathan White

Bizarre fines and stupid substitutions continue to take focus away from Chinese Super League title race

Clubs concerned with their ‘brand’ fining their staff and managers making inexplicably short substitutions detract from the football

Jonathan White

Published: 12:52pm, 14 May, 2018

Updated: 12:52pm, 14 May, 2018

Guangzhou Evergrande’s Zhang Linpeng wearing a number 15 jersey with the number 1 covered by tape in the AFC Champions League. Photo: AFP

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Jonathan White

Jonathan White joined the Post in 2017 after a decade reporting on sport from China. He originally moved to Beijing to coach football in 2007 and later spent two years in Shanghai.