Chinese soccer players will be kicked out of the national team if they have tattoos
Chinese football players are banned from getting tattoos, or face being stripped of their right to play for the national team, the news portal Hupu.com reported.
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Friendly match between China and Wales. |
According to Chinese officials, athletes have a responsibility to develop healthy cultural education at all levels and tattoos are unacceptable.
In the friendly match against Wales, which China lost 0-6, the Chinese players covered their tattoos with opaque tape, due to the fact that the Chinese Football Association has banned the exposure of body tattoos./.