China international in hospital after QPR brawl
BEIJING, Feb 8 (Reuters) - Chinese under-21 international Zheng Tao was knocked unconscious and taken to hospital following a brawl in a match against Queens Park Rangers at the English club's training ground on Wednesday, according to media reports.
The violent fracas caused Premier League referee Dermot Gallacher to abandon the friendly in west London with QPR winning 2-1 in the second half.
Xian Chanba defender Zheng was unconscious for five minutes after the fighting, which was sparked off when Gao Lin hit a player from the English second division club.
"I've never seen anything like it in my life," a witness told the Web site of the Ealing Gazette. "There were punches, kung-fu kicks and all sorts. It was absolute mayhem."
The Chinese Olympic team for next year's Beijing Games are in England for a two-week stay at Chelsea's training complex in Cobham.
Shanghai Shenhua striker Gao, who could be sent home, said he had been provoked.
"I failed to control myself in the match," he said in a apology published on Sina.com.
"When facing the provocation I failed to obey the three rules of submitting to the referee, respecting opponents, and not striking back, which caused the incident ... I sincerely apologise to the fans."
China's assistant coach Jia Xiuquan also apologised.
"In the future we will put more effort in to strengthening the management of the players and will definitely avoid similar things happening again," he said.
Chinese players are often accused of lacking the physicality to compete with sides from outside Asia and there were scuffles in the first tour match against a Chelsea reserve side on Monday.
"I never expected to see this kind of thing. We came here to train, not to fight. I am very disappointed, very," head coach Ratomir Dujkovic told Titan Sports.
Updated on Wednesday, Feb 7, 2007 11:29 pm EST
The violent fracas caused Premier League referee Dermot Gallacher to abandon the friendly in west London with QPR winning 2-1 in the second half.
Xian Chanba defender Zheng was unconscious for five minutes after the fighting, which was sparked off when Gao Lin hit a player from the English second division club.
"I've never seen anything like it in my life," a witness told the Web site of the Ealing Gazette. "There were punches, kung-fu kicks and all sorts. It was absolute mayhem."
The Chinese Olympic team for next year's Beijing Games are in England for a two-week stay at Chelsea's training complex in Cobham.
Shanghai Shenhua striker Gao, who could be sent home, said he had been provoked.
"I failed to control myself in the match," he said in a apology published on Sina.com.
"When facing the provocation I failed to obey the three rules of submitting to the referee, respecting opponents, and not striking back, which caused the incident ... I sincerely apologise to the fans."
China's assistant coach Jia Xiuquan also apologised.
"In the future we will put more effort in to strengthening the management of the players and will definitely avoid similar things happening again," he said.
Chinese players are often accused of lacking the physicality to compete with sides from outside Asia and there were scuffles in the first tour match against a Chelsea reserve side on Monday.
"I never expected to see this kind of thing. We came here to train, not to fight. I am very disappointed, very," head coach Ratomir Dujkovic told Titan Sports.
Updated on Wednesday, Feb 7, 2007 11:29 pm EST
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