Shandong coach, players receive lengthy ban (www.chinadaily.com.cn) Updated: 2005-11-11 09:49
Tumbakovic, Zheng Zhi and Pazin are also imposed a fine of US$4,500 each.
The other ruling the committee made orders the Al Ahli of the United Arab
Emirates be suspended for two editions (2006 and 2007) of the AFC Champions
League with a fine of US$94,500.
The UAE league champions failed to show up for their Group C match this
season's Champions League against Neftchi Fergana of Uzbekistan in Tashkent,
citing safety reasons.
National team coach prepares for the change
Zhu Guanghu, China's national team coach when hearing the news that his
skipper Zheng was
banned, was designing tactics with Zheng as the core.
The national team, which are trainning in Nanjing, will play
a friendly against Serbia & Monteneoro on November 13.
"I had planned to xerox the tactics in the China-Germany friendly
in which Zheng played best," Zhu told the Sports Weekly. "But
now, with less than 60 hours for preparation, I myself don't know
what changes I would make."
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