Millionaire owner of Chinese club forces team to play his 280-pound son after taking No10 jersey himself

Via The 18:

In the list of things you could do as a millionaire, this has to be at the very top: purchase a club, award yourself the No. 10 jersey, hand yourself the role of super sub and then bring your son on too.

That’s exactly what’s happened in the Chinese second division, where Zibo Cuju owner He Shihua made headlines on May 4 when subbing himself on against Sichuan Jiuniu — a team owned by the Manchester City Football Group — with the score level at 0-0 and approaching added time.

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This past weekend, according to TUDN USA, He Shihua took it a step further by forcing the team’s manager to play his son, who reportedly weighs nearly 280 pounds. If some one could post a video of every touch he took, that’d be greatly appreciated.

Via The Sun:

But the minnows have struggled in the new season, taking just one point from their last five games to sit bottom of the table.

They have also managed to score only two goals while conceding TEN.

And Shihua has now taken matters into his own hands – by playing HIMSELF and his son.

At the start of May, Shihua took the club’s No10 shirt for himself, a number in football usually reserved for the side’s best player.

He then subbed himself on during the 0-0 draw with rivals Sichuan Jiuniu.

According to reports, Shihua made little impact as he barely touched the ball.

But he has now gone a step further by ordering head coach Hongyi Huang to now start his SON in every match.

And he too struggled when he made his first appearance four days ago, which resulted in defeat to Shaanxi Chang’an.

But Shihua’s son is still expected to start in Thursday’s clash against Hangzhou Greentown.

And if results don’t pick up soon, Shihua could also be making another inspirational cameo too.