Dream - Wasit Shen Yinhao became the center of attention for football lovers in the homeland after serving as the referee for the Indonesian National Team vs Uzbekistan in the semi-finals of the Asian U-23 Cup on Monday, April 29, 2024. Some of referee Shen's decisions were considered biased and detrimental to the Young Garuda squad. One of referee Shen's controversial decisions in last night's match was to disallow a goal from Muhammad Ferarri.

"Not only his performance that became the highlight, this Shanghai-born referee from China also once stumbled upon allegations of plagiarism. According to pandaily, in 2020, Shen Yinhao caught the attention of Chinese football enthusiasts because his thesis was considered plagiarized."

Not only one scientific work, Shen Yinhao's doctoral thesis is also alleged to be plagiarized. Shen's doctoral thesis titled "Research on the current situation and development strategies of traditional schools in Shanghai." The thesis is suspected of plagiarizing Xuan Haide's thesis titled "Investigation of the Current Situation and Countermeasures for the Development of Traditional Football in Anhui Province."

The following translation preserves the HTML tags: "Universitas Tongji, where Shen Yinhao pursued his Master's and PhD degrees, has investigated the case. Unfortunately, Shen Yinhao himself holds the position of vice dean of the Football Academy at Tongji University. Shen Yinhao's alleged plagiarism has caused a sensation among the Chinese public. He faces severe punishment, and his referee status could be revoked by the Chinese Football Federation."

However, the alleged plagiarism case of Shin Yinhao evaporated and no legal investigation was found on the case. In addition to the plagiarism allegations, Shen Yinhao became the target of Chinese netizens' criticism due to controversial decisions made during the Chinese Super League on October 17, 2020.