Hot words: China Cup International Football Championship

中国杯 (zhōngguó bēi)

In an interview after China's match with Uzbekistan in the China Cup on Monday evening, Wei Shihao, a 24-year-old forward and one of the most promising young stars of the Chinese national team, showed no regret for his dangerous tackle-from-behind foul that resulted in a Uzbekistan midfielder being out injured for at least two months.

When he was told that his reckless challenge had resulted in a serious injury to the Uzbekistan player, Wei said that the Chinese team had not touched the ball for nearly 10 minutes and he did it to slow the pace of the match, and getting injured is normal for professional football players, hinting that what he had done was natural and should not cause a fuss.