Let everyone see the progress and hope of football (Guanlan Sports)
Chen Xuyuan
The revitalization and development of football requires a path that conforms to the national conditions and laws, strengthens the foundation of football, develops professional leagues, strengthens international exchanges, and learns from successful experiences.
Fans are dissatisfied with the current situation of Chinese football. Our job is to let everyone see the progress and hope of Chinese football.
Football has extensive social influence and is deeply loved by the masses.
Since the 18th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, the Party Central Committee with Comrade Xi Jinping at the core has put the revitalization of football on its agenda as an important task for developing sports and building a sports power.
The Chinese Football Association is responsible for uniting and connecting national football forces, promoting football sports, cultivating football talents, formulating industry standards, developing and improving the professional league system, and building and managing national teams.
We are duty-bound to revitalize and develop Chinese football.
To revitalize football, we must first solve the road problem.
To explore a path of football development that conforms to national conditions and laws, it is necessary to clarify several questions: What is the reason why our football is not going up?
What are our advantages in developing football?
What are the successful experiences of developed countries in football?
What experience can we learn from?
From the youth training to the building of the national team, from the foundation to the construction of the system structure, all-round exploration, thinking, and clarification of these issues, long-term success, Chinese football must have hope.
For the revitalization and development of football, we must lay a solid foundation. The foundation is the football population first.
Our number is far behind developed countries in football, and also behind some countries in Asia. We must make up for our shortcomings.
To do a good job in training youth football, from the selection of athletes to the training of elite players, a systematic and scientific system must be formed.
It is necessary to further expand the team of professionals in all aspects of the football field.
It is also necessary to further improve the internal governance structure of the Chinese Football Association, strengthen the construction of local football industry associations, and form a well-organized and efficient association management system.
The revitalization and development of football requires the earnest development of professional leagues.
This season, we promote the diversification of the club’s equity reform and do a good job of limiting salary and investment.
Strive to use about 3 years to balance the financial revenues and expenditures of professional clubs and form a benign sustainable development situation.
The Chinese Football Association will also strengthen the design of the competition system, increase the types of competitions, and expand the scale of competitions.
In particular, it is necessary to strengthen the environment for fair competition, to do a good job in the construction of the referee team, and never allow the phenomenon of "fake gambling black" to recur.
The revitalization and development of football must also strengthen international exchanges and learn from successful experiences.
Persist in "going out" and select outstanding athletes to train in developed countries in football; adhere to "bring in" and create first-class international events, especially youth events.
The Chinese Football Association should also strengthen cooperation with FIFA, AFC, etc., and strive to increase the influence and voice of Chinese football in international football organizations.
The revitalization and development of Chinese football has a long way to go.
Although all work is going on, the fans are not satisfied with the status quo of Chinese football.
In this regard, we footballers have a strong sense of urgency and responsibility. We will follow the "China Football Reform and Development Overall Plan", be problem-oriented, reform and promote development, and make Chinese football reach the first-class level in Asia as soon as possible, so that everyone can truly See the progress and hope of Chinese football.
(The author is the chairman of the Chinese Football Association)