Khaberni - High-level sports sources confirmed that the Chinese referee «Manning» left the city of Jeddah after being disqualified by the Asian Football Confederation due to the mistakes he committed during the match between the Saudi Al-Ittihad and its counterpart Machida Zelvia of Japan in the quarter-finals, which ended with «Machida» advancing to the semi-finals of the Asian Champions League, after winning with a goal to nil, in the match that took place at the Prince Abdullah Al-Faisal Sports City Stadium in Jeddah.
It is worth mentioning that the Chinese referee «Manning» was among the candidates to lead the final of the current tournament, before the refereeing committee decided to finally disqualify him from the tournament.
