Recently, according to domestic media reports, Mr. Cao Jingjian, a giant in The Chinese football refereeing industry, passed away on December 28, 2021 at the age of 85. Let us extend our deepest condolences to Mr. Mister! Mr. Cao Jingjian is the originator of Chinese football referees, and was once one of the first international referees in China, and all the referees of the early domestic leagues received his training.
Cao Jingjian served as the deputy director of the Referee Committee of the Football Association and was awarded the "Outstanding Contribution Award" by the Chinese Football Association for his indelible contributions to Chinese football. In the past few decades, he has cultivated many golden whistles on his own. Among them, Lu Jun, Sun Baojie, Zhang Lei and Tan Hai, who are more familiar to fans, are cao Jingjian's proud protégés.
Sun Baojie has won many golden whistles in the league, and because of her strong and upright reputation in the fan circle, she has not lived up to the careful cultivation of Mr. Cao Jingjian. Zhang Lei and Tan Hai, the active local referees who are still active in the Chinese Super League, have grown into international referees under Cao Jingjian Point. Therefore, for the local referee to drive the crane west, many fans have expressed regret and hope that the old man can go all the way.
At the same time, fans expect Zhang Lei and Tan Hai, the proud disciples of Cao Jingjian, to be able to truly achieve a bowl of water when blowing penalties, dedicate a wonderful game to everyone, and do not live up to the careful cultivation of the old man for many years. In recent seasons, local referees have become the main force of the Chinese Super League, and they have been controversial from the beginning, and now they have played their due level through training.
This season's controversial blowing penalties have been very few compared to last season, which shows that the level of local refereeing business is still stable and rising. Fans feel that the ability of local referees is not bad, before the Chinese Super League relied too much on foreign whistles, so that local referees lacked the opportunity to experience. In the past two seasons, the Football Association has decided to train local referees, so a large number of local whistles have come to the front line. I hope that they can become local referees respected by fans and the media like Mr. Cao Jingjian.
(Luo Treasurer)