"I'm already half-Chinese, I hope to be naturalized regardless of the terms of the money contract."... He repeatedly expressed his intention to score 7 goals in 9 games, but he can't → 'Why on earth?'
"I'm already half-Chinese, I hope to be naturalized regardless of the terms of the money contract."... He repeatedly expressed his intention to score 7 goals in 9 games, but he can't → 'Why on earth?'
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Fabio Abreu strongly hopes to naturalize in China, but it was a dream that could not be achieved.
"The powerful striker has expressed his intention to naturalize himself several times. However, due to his past playing history, his chance to play in the Chinese national team has been dashed," China's Sohu Dotcom reported on Wednesday.
The biggest goal of Chinese soccer over the past few decades has been to advance to the World Cup finals. So far, China has advanced to the World Cup finals only once. When two Asian strong teams were eliminated from the 2002 Korea-Japan World Cup, which was jointly hosted by Korea and Japan at the time, they made profits and achieved their dream.
China's long-cherished dream is still ongoing in the Asian qualifying round for the 2026 North-China World Cup. However, the outlook is not very bright. It is currently at the bottom of Group C in the third qualifying round with two wins and six losses (six points). If China loses in the upcoming ninth round away match in Indonesia, chances are high that it will have to wait four years.
In particular, the number of participating countries in the World Cup has increased to 48. The number of tickets allocated for the Asian region is 8.5, which is the largest ever. China has done its best to naturalize numerous players to take advantage of its golden opportunity to advance to the World Cup. In March alone, Serginho, a Brazilian and Italian national, was invited to the national team.
He also reportedly persuaded Takahiro Go, a midfielder of FC Tokyo whose father was a former member of the Chinese national team until recently. Some claimed that Takahiro decided to naturalize as a member of the Chinese national team in order to play for the Chinese national team like his father, Gao Sung. This was not true. "I have seen this rumor on the Internet. To be honest, it is really hard to understand such a story. My dream now is to be selected for the Japanese national team. I want to continue to grow in FC Tokyo and become closer to that goal," Takahiro said in an interview with Japan's "Football Zone."
The project to naturalize the Chinese national team is being carried out in such a way that the team proposes the project first and the player decides based on the goals. There are exceptions, too. This was the case with Fabio, who tied for first in scoring with seven goals and three assists in nine matches of the Chinese Super League this season.
The media said, "Fabio, who is active in Beijing Guoan with Serginho, expressed his strong intention to join the Chinese national team. He hoped to naturalize only because he wanted to prove himself on the international stage, regardless of money or terms of contract. The 32-year-old striker has been active in China for a long time and is fully accustomed to his lifestyle and culture. He considers himself half-Chinese. Fabio's family is also living in China and his daughter is learning Chinese." 메이저사이트
"Unfortunately, we cannot see Fabio playing for the Chinese national team. He has played in a total of eight matches for Angola in the past. According to FIFA regulations, players who have played A-match games cannot play for the national team due to naturalization of other nationalities even if the players want to play or the association wants to. When Fabio learned about this, he was deeply hurt and is said to be deeply disappointed. As evidenced by their case, we hope that many talented foreign players will play for the Chinese national team," he added.