China News Service Client Beijing, April 19 (Bian Liqun) In the past few days, the rendering of the Guangzhou Evergrande Football Stadium has been screened. In the future, this new stadium that can accommodate 100,000 people will surpass Nou Camp, the home of La Liga giants Barcelona, to become the world's largest professional football stadium.
Although the outside world has different views on the shape design of "Lotus Bloom", it is undeniable that this sports and cultural complex that combines food, culture, entertainment and other formats will be brought to the ground after completion A new viewing experience for fans.
Stadium renderings. Photo courtesy of Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao Football Club
In the Football Association Cup match last season, Tianjin TEDA temporarily moved its home stadium to the Tuanbo Football Stadium. At that time, team coach Stilik said with emotion: "This is the home stadium that professional teams should have. The atmosphere is the most important. "
In fact, professional football fields have always been the "barren resources" of Chinese football. According to statistics, there are currently only 7 professional football stadiums built in China. The Shanghai Hongkou Football Stadium and the Chengdu Longquanyi Football Stadium have been used by Shanghai Shenhua and Sichuan Jiuniu professional teams for a long time, and the Hong Kong Stadium is the home of the Hong Kong team in China. The utilization rate of the remaining seats is not high. In addition to the Hong Kong Stadium, the other stadiums have not met the standards for hosting the World Cup finals.
The aerial view of Guangzhou Evergrande football stadium, without the runway around the lawn, fans can watch the game at a closer distance. Photo courtesy of Evergrande Group
Not to mention Europe, where the professional football system is developed, professional football stadiums in Asia are now very common. According to statistics, Japan currently has 13 professional courses and South Korea has 9 courses. Qatar, the host of the next World Cup, has 12 football fields that meet the standards for hosting World Cup events. Even in Thailand, half of the Thai Super League teams are using professional football pitches.
Fortunately, with the World Cup and Asian Cup settling in China, there are already more and more professional football stadiums under construction or planning in China. These beautiful modern stadiums will greatly fill up some "short boards". But for the current stage of Chinese football, I am afraid that not only these beautiful stadiums are needed.
Data Map: Guangzhou Tianhe Stadium currently used by Guangzhou Evergrande. China News Agency reporter Chen Jimin
In the past week, there has been a lot of trouble in Chinese football. First, there were media reports that, in response to Evergrande ’s illegal advertisements in the final round of the Super League championship last season, the Super League Company made a penalty decision of 500,000 yuan deduction. Subsequently, Evergrande issued an announcement to protest, saying that the club had applied for related activities, but the Chinese Super League did not have any arrangements, and finally held a championship celebration in response to fans, and did not affect the integrity of the game.
At the same time, some voices pointed out that the Chinese Football Association has double-label behavior. In the 2018 season, Shanghai and Hong Kong can win the cup in the post-match celebration, while Evergrande can only win the cup in the award ceremony of the Chinese Super League.
Data Map: After the end of the 2019 season, Super League champion Guangzhou Evergrande raised the championship trophy at the award ceremony. Photo by Zhang Hengwei
At the end of the debate between the Chinese Super League and Evergrande, Zhang Li, the leader of the Chinese Football Professional League and an investor in Guangzhou R & F Club, said in an interview with the media that the preparations for the professional league have been at a standstill, and it is more blunt football reform Some of them are unwilling to decentralize, which has made preparations difficult. The Chinese Football Association quickly responded to this, and has adjusted and enriched the original plan, and the new plan is advancing in accordance with the procedures.
Coincidentally, at the same time as the Football Association issued a statement, the video of altering the license plate on the street of Han Chao was quickly circulated on the Internet in less than 12 hours. The regular footballer and Evergrande veteran were defeated and fined 5000 by the police. Yuan, 15 days of administrative detention and a penalty of 12 points for driving license, Evergrande also expelled him in accordance with the team rules.
The video was posted on Han Chao to alter the license plate video.
In the slightly calm sports world under the epidemic, slight wind and grass may easily cause uproar. What's more, these three disturbances are like relays, and they have continuously provided talks to the "people who eat melons". Yu Hanchao's dismissal from Evergrande ranked second on Weibo's hot search, and "out of the circle" Chinese football once again became a "spittoon" that passersby scolded.
The three outbreaks of concentration are more like the epitome of Chinese football at this stage, from leagues to clubs to players. It seems that under this system, there are many shortcomings in each link. These shortcomings have long existed in Chinese football and have become a common problem.
Under the heavy money, professional football fields rise up one after another. This really meets the wishes of many teams and fans, and is also one of the signs of the progress of Chinese football. It is just hope that after the improvement of these hardware facilities, the improvement of the professional system of Chinese football will be accompanied by further marketization, and the clubs will be more deeply commercialized. At this stage, Chinese football needs hard power as well as sufficient soft power. These are the prerequisites for the healthy development of Chinese football. (Finish)