'Chinese Ronaldo' heavily fined for kicking Xuan Manh in the face during loss to Hanoi FC

Earlier this month, Hanoi FC won 2-1 at My Dinh Stadium against Chinese representative Wuhan FC. Although Wuhan opened the scoring in the 10th minute through He Chao, Hanoi then came back to win. Tuan Hai played the hero role with a double in the second half.

It can be said that the red card of player Wei Shihao in the 74th minute turned the game around. At that time, the score was 1-1. In a ball dispute in the midfield area, Wei Shihao could not keep his composure when he pulled down Xuan Manh, before using his knee to hit the face of the Hanoi defender.

The incident happened right in front of the Uzbek referee, Risqullaev. The referee immediately showed a red card and expelled the Wuhan FC player. Recently, the Chinese national team star also received a very heavy penalty from the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) for this unacceptable action.

Accordingly, AFC recently officially imposed a 3-match suspension and a $1,000 fine on Wei Shihao for his violent behavior. "Chinese Ronaldo" was accused by AFC of kicking Xuan Manh in the face during the 1-2 loss to Hanoi FC in the AFC Champions League group stage.

As such, Wei Shihao will miss the remaining two matches in Group J of the AFC Champions League against Urawa Red Diamonds and Pohang Steelers. If he can advance to the next round, this player will continue to sit out with a three-match suspension.

After his violent behavior in the loss to Vietnam, Wei Shihao was heavily criticized by Chinese public opinion. The Chinese press called this a "shameful" act that tarnished the image of national football, and fans of this country even called for the midfielder to be expelled from the Chinese national team.

However, Wei Shihao continued to play for the Chinese national team in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers. Not only that, this player also contributed 1 assist in the 2-1 comeback victory against Thailand.