'Many unprofessional aspects'

BEIJING - You get what you pay for. Or, in this case, what you don't.

Chinese soccer is paying a debt that has accumulated for more than 10 years, former national team star Sun Jihai said in an interview with China Daily.

"When I played against Asian teams like Japan, South Korea and Iran, I didn't feel I was inferior to them. Instead, I felt I had advantages, though from the perspective of the team, we needed to improve our strategy and cooperation as a whole," Sun said. "But, nowadays, we are not in the same league as them.