Violent play in Super League must be curbed

Editor's note: Less than 20 minutes after scoring his first goal in China, Brazilian forward Henrique Dourado, who plays for Henan Jianye, had his right leg broken by a tackle from behind. China Daily reporter Li Yang comments:

It was only after an ambulance drove Dourado to hospital that people realized how serious his injury was. Although Qin Sheng, who plays for Dalian Yifang, offered his apology to Dourado in the hospital immediately after the match, and the latter accepted, his tackle was so obviously dangerous that it infuriated many people.

Qin has already won himself a reputation as a "villain on the field" with his dirty play. But he is not the only "hard man" in the Chinese Super League. Several other such enforcers have been responsible for dozens of serious injuries to other players in the game over the past few years.