30 March,2017 07:52 AM IST | | AFP
The wife of a Chinese player gave her husband a red card yesterday for playing away, claiming that spending too much time with his mistress led to his embarrassing gaffe in a crucial World Cup qualifier
Jiang Zhipeng
Beijing: The wife of a Chinese player gave her husband a red card yesterday for playing away, claiming that spending too much time with his mistress led to his embarrassing gaffe in a crucial World Cup qualifier. Jiang Zhipeng, a Guangzhou R&F club left-back, had a disastrous performance in Tehran against Iran on Tuesday, where his header sent the ball to the opposing team, setting them up for the only point of the game.
Chinese newspapers called the 1-0 match, a FIFA World Cup Asian qualifier, a "nightmare" showing for the national side. Angry fans found a scapegoat, when Jiang's wife revealed on social media that he had recently filed for divorce. "For nearly three-and-a-half years out of our four-year marriage, he was sleeping with other women and now he is trying to drive me to an early grave," Zhang Zhiyue wrote.
