Lack of spectators, rumors of black whistles, withdrawal of sponsors and disastrous performances in international competitions. China's soccer has been struggling for years, and there seems no end in sight as it was dealt another major blow on Tuesday.

Chinese Super League (CSL) club Wuhan Guanggu have been ejected from the top domestic league and fined 300,000 yuan ($44,000), the Chinese Football Association (CFA) announced.

It all started at the Sept 28 CSL match between Beijing Guoan and Wuhan Guanggu, where Wuhan's Chinese international defender Li Weifeng and Beijing's Lu Jiang were involved in a scuffle. On Oct 1 the CFA banned both players for 8 matches and fined them 8,000 yuan ($1,170) each.