If Evergrande does not approve the punishment, it can appeal through normal channels.
Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, April 12th (Reporter Wei Hua, Wang Haoming) A few days ago, the Chinese Super League company proposed that the celebration activities of Guangzhou evergrandetaobao club after the end of the 2019 season broke the business regulations of the Chinese Super League and imposed a penalty of deducting 500000 yuan for participating fees. Guangzhou Evergrande announced on the 12th, protest against this punishment.
Evergrande club said in the announcement: “The club has applied to your company to hold a celebration after the game according to the usual practice. If your company has not made any arrangements, the club organized relevant activities in response to the requirements of the majority of fans, and the activities did not have any impact on the integrity of the game. In addition, according to your company’s requirements, the club cooperated with the Super League award ceremony held in Shanghai on December 7, 2019.”
Evergrande club also said that the unfair decision of the Chinese Super League Company had seriously damaged the brand image of the club, so it raised a protest and reserved the right of prosecution in relevant laws.
The reporter interviewed Dong Zheng, the general manager of the Super League company on this matter. He said that when Evergrande club held the championship celebration, a car advertisement on the flower car belonged to the Super League competition, the penalty for Evergrande is based on the relevant Super League business regulations. If Evergrande does not approve the punishment, it can appeal through normal channels.
The reporter then read the “Chinese Football Association Super League business management regulations”, which wrote: “In the stadium on the day of the Super League competition, such as LED advertisements and 3D carpets on both sides of the goal, there were missing, blocking, damage, misbroadcast, missed broadcast, failure to arrange or publish as required, and violation of the notice on product category protection of business development products of China Super League or the addition of non-China Super League sponsors without the approval of China Super League company, once the advertisement of the partner is verified, the Super League company has the right to impose a penalty of 500000 yuan deduction for each project.”
Dong Zheng said: “The Super League Company and various clubs including Evergrande have been cooperating actively to maintain the overall image of the league and enhance the brand value of the Super League, everyone’s fundamental interests are the same.”