China names new 25-man squad for two soccer friendlies

Email|Print|Comments       twitter     facebook     Sina Microblog     reddit    

The Chinese Football Association on Wednesday unveiled a new 25-man squad for Singapore and Malaysia friendlies in early September.

The two matches in Tianjin, China are warmups for China's crucial away game against Indonesia in the Asian Cup qualifiers on Oct. 15.

Surprisingly, Zhao Xuri and Feng Xiaoting, the two players under severe criticism in China's humiliating 1-5 loss to Thailand in June and subsequently were excluded from the China squad for East Asian Cup, returned this time.

Simultaneously, star forward Gao Lin and midfielder Huang Bowen were not on the list.

Zhao, Feng, Gao, Huang are all key players from the Chinese Super League champions Guangzhou Evergrande which contributed seven players to the new national team.

Following is the 25-man squad (their clubs listed first):

Guangzhou Evergrande - Zheng Zhi, Zhang Linfan, Zeng Cheng, Rong Hao, Zheng Long, Zhao Xuri, Feng Xiaoting

Shandong Luneng - Du Wei, Yang Xu, Wang Yongpo, Jin Jingdao, Zheng Zheng

Jiangsu Shuntian - Liu Jianye, Sun Ke, Wu Xi

Beijing Guoan - Yang Zhi, Zhang Xizhe

Guizhou Renhe - Yang Hao, Qu Bo

Dalian Arbin - Yu Dabao, Li Xuepeng

Guangzhou Fuli - Jiang Ning

Qingdao Zhongneng - Liu Jian

Shanghai Shenhua - Wang Dalei

Shanghai Shanggang - Wu Lei

• Why are foreign referees so popular in Chinese football match?
• Photo story: Little football players' football dream in Xinjiang

We Recommend

• Weekly selection of world photos (Aug.19-Aug.24)
• Preview of Moscow air show
• Top 10 Chinese provinces for the well-heeled
• Fan Bingbing poses for Malaysian magazine Citta Bella
• Wild dream: Hell-like training for bodyguard
• Zhang Xinyi covers COSMOPOLITAN
• The story of a savior sibling
  
• China’s weekly story
  (2013.8.3-8.9)
  
• A collection of bizarre rooftop buildings around China