Repeat the mistakes of Taishan team, another Asian giant withdrew from the AFC, the AFC responds immediately this time

The giants missed the opportunity to participate. Last season, Taishan team suddenly announced the decision not to participate in the game before the final round of the AFC Elite League match against South Korean champion Ulsan HD. This caused a huge sensation at the time. In the end, Taishan team was cleared by the AFC in the face of a great qualifying situation. After that, Taishan team also received very severe additional punishments.

Such severe punishment was originally for other teams to stop withdrawing from the competition, but just this season, another Asian giant suddenly announced its withdrawal. On September 30, according to an announcement on the official website of the AFC, Indian Super League giant Mohenbagan officially withdrew from the AFC Champions League this season. Behind this decision is the failure of the club and the AFC to reach an agreement on the adjustment of schedule and competition location. In the end, Mohenbagan chose to refuse to participate, and the AFC also quickly made a tough response, announcing that the team's results in all rounds of the AFC this season were invalid and were directly cleared.

From the perspective of rules, the AFC has always had a zero-tolerance attitude towards withdrawing from the competition without permission. Mohenbagan openly challenged the authority of the AFC this time and undoubtedly put himself at the forefront. Looking back at the experience of Taishan team, two years after being banned from participating in Asian competitions by the AFC, the team paid a heavy price. Not only did the competitive level suffer a huge impact, but business cooperation and brand image have also suffered a certain degree of damage. Now, whether Mohenbagen will follow the footsteps of the Taishan team is also facing a two-year suspension, which has become the focus of attention of the outside world.

It is worth mentioning that Mohenbagen actually has a special "relationship" with Taishan in the AFC Champions League. In past AFC qualifiers, the two teams had faced head-on. Now, Taishan has gradually emerged from the haze. Although they cannot participate in the AFC Champions League for two seasons, they can focus on domestic events, and they are also trying to reshape their previous glory; while Mohenbagen is now in a storm of withdrawal, and the future is full of uncertainty.

For the AFC, maintaining the fairness and authority of the event is crucial. Mohenbagan's withdrawal incident is undoubtedly a severe test for the management of the AFC event. How to properly handle this incident and balance the interests of all parties, reflecting the seriousness of the rules and taking into account the reasonable demands of the club will become the focus of the AFC's follow-up work. I hope that the AFC can treat everyone equally in the matter of Mohenbagen.