China football captain banned in latest punishment salvo


China and Guangzhou Evergrande captain Zheng Zhi is fined and banned for four CSl games s the Chinese FA dished out another round of draconian punishments.-AFP

Shanghai (AFP) - China's national captain Zheng Zhi and Turkish striker Burak Yilmaz were both banned for several games as the Chinese FA dished out another round of draconian punishments.

Brazilian internationals Oscar and Hulk and their Shanghai SIPG manager Andre Villas-Boas are all already suspended over a separate incident and the Chinese Football Association (CFA) late Thursday stepped up its crackdown on bad behaviour on the field.

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