Regardless of who comes, the soccer association's atrocities toward the 71-year-old coach, receiving the lowest salary → kicking him out without penalty

Jun 16, 2025

Regardless of who comes, the soccer association's atrocities toward the 71-year-old coach, receiving the lowest salary → kicking him out without penalty
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Regardless of who comes, the soccer association's atrocities toward the 71-year-old coach, receiving the lowest salary → kicking him out without penalty
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Regardless of which coach the Chinese Football Association brings, Branko Ivankovic's case will remain a shocking case.

China's Yi Yi reported on the 16th (Korea Standard Time) 'Ivankovic did not want to be fired, and his salary was the lowest in the past 10 years'

This is 'Ivankovic refused to take over as head coach of the Scottish national team to take over as head coach of the Chinese national team. There is nothing to mention about his replacement because he has to take responsibility for failing to qualify for the World Cup. But it is not true that he demanded a large penalty. He also appears to be the lowest-paid coach to have played for the Chinese national team in the past decade. He did not want to be fired and believed he had put the Chinese national team on track. But he didn't get more opportunities.




Regardless of who comes, the soccer association's atrocities toward the 71-year-old coach, receiving the lowest salary → kicking him out without penalty
AFP Yonhap News
China won 1-0 in the 10th Group C match of the third Asian qualifying round for the 2026 North-China World Cup against Bahrain at Longxing Football Stadium in Chongqing on the 10th. Despite winning the final match, China finished fifth in Group C, failing to advance to the World Cup finals. With this elimination, hopes for the sixth consecutive World Cup finals have completely disappeared.

After failing to advance to the finals, Song Kai, president of the Chinese Football Association, said, `The national team has performed poorly because of poor leadership. The goal of the game was not achieved, and the players were not properly nurtured"In the past, China was regarded as the best technical team in Asia. But now it has fallen into third- or fourth-rate football in Asia. There is no comparison between Australia and Japan," he said, claiming that Chinese soccer had crashed.

Regardless of who comes, the soccer association's atrocities toward the 71-year-old coach, receiving the lowest salary → kicking him out without penalty
AFP Yonhap News
Regardless of who comes, the soccer association's atrocities toward the 71-year-old coach, receiving the lowest salary → kicking him out without penalty
AFP Yonhap News
Coach Ivankovic also had to leave the Chinese national team. According to local media in China, a clause is inserted between the Chinese Football Association and Ivankovic that allows him to terminate the contract without penalty if he fails to pass the third qualifying round. Coach Ivankovic also reported leaving China.

Chinese media reported that Ivankovic boarded a flight to Croatia, but no Chinese officials came to see him off. In this situation, it was all the more regrettable that after taking office in the Chinese national team, he received the least salary among the coaches who recently played for the Chinese national team and did not even ask for a penalty.

Meanwhile, the Chinese national team is looking for a new coach after replacing Ivankovic. South Korean coaches such as Shin Tae-yong, Seo Jung-won, and Choi Kang-hee are also being discussed. However, until the East Asian Football Federation (EAFF) E-1 Championship in July, Jungz, who was the head coach, is likely to take over the team as acting coach.





This article was translated by Naver AI translator.