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China left-back faces suspension calls over 'affair'

A player for the Chinese national team, Jiang Zhipeng, is facing calls to be suspended from both his national team and his club from his scorned wife

A player for the Chinese national team, Jiang Zhipeng, is facing calls to be suspended from both his national team and his club over an alleged extramarital affair.

The Guangzhou R&F left-back endured a miserable game against Iran, as he inexplicably headed the ball into the path of goalscorer Mehdi Taremi in the 1-0 defeat.

However, the worst was yet to come as his wife, Zhang Zhiyue, posted a sensational allegation on her Weibo account on Wednesday, claiming that she has filed for divorce after discovering of her husband’s infidelity.