China’s Soccer Captain Named Player of the Year
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China’s Soccer Captain Named Player of the Year
The Wall Street Journal— Zheng Zhi, the captain of China’s national soccer team, has been named player of the year by the Asian Football Confederation iphone 4 back cover.
Zheng, who is also captain of Asian Champions League winner Guangzhou Evergrande, is the first Chinese player to win the top Asian footballer award since Fan Zhiyi more than a decade ago, in 2001.
The AFC said Zheng, 33 years old, put in assured performances throughout the Champions League and also helped China regain consistency after coach Jose Antonio Camacho was fired following a 1-5 defeat to Thailand in June wall craft.
China remains undefeated in eight matches since then, including against World Cup qualifiers Japan (3-3), South Korea (0-0) and Australia, which it beat 4-3. The country sits at 97 on FIFA’s latest world rankings, which are due to be updated Thursday.
Zheng's Guangzhou Evergrande teammate Muriqui was named AFC Foreign Player of the Year at the awards ceremony in Kuala Lumpur on Tuesday. The Brazilian striker, whose full name is Luiz Guilherme da Conceição Silva, was voted the most valuable player in the Asian Champions League after scoring 13 goals and helping his team, coached by Italian Marcello Lippi, win the tournament.
Guangzhou Evergrande itself was among the winners Tuesday as it was named AFC Club of the Year fashion men clothing wholesale.