On August 29, the 2020 Red Doubles Jingda National Sports Football Invitational Tournament opened at the Baisha Park Football Stadium in Baoshan District, Shanghai. Eight amateur teams from all walks of life in Shanghai participated in the main competition of this tournament. There are big coffee, no levels, and details, so that such an amateur football invitational tournament that is more like a big gathering of football enthusiasts looks "full of gold".
Pictured: Zhu Guanghu, who served as the coach of the Chinese national team, and the guests kicked off the tournament together.
Zhu Guanghu, former head coach of the Chinese men's national football team, attended the opening ceremony on the same day. Although he has stepped down as the president of the Shanghai Football Association, Zhu Guanghu, who is in his seventies, is still enthusiastic about amateur football and youth training, and he happily kicks off the tournament in a sportswear.
"I'm really happy to see so many people coming to amateur football matches and making it so lively, which shows that our foundation is constantly consolidating." Zhu Guanghu said, "The development of Chinese football is a long and arduous process, and it is a sustainable development undertaking that requires the cooling of the people who have planted trees before them. Football has the law of scientific growth, and now it is particularly necessary for social forces to organize high-quality youth events and adult events, and only standardized events can achieve the goal of cultivating youth football talents of Lide Tree people. I'm also happy that more than half of the players in each team are dads, and many of them have brought their children, and dads have set a good example. ”
Pictured: The players meet friends with the ball and enjoy the fun of football.
Former international footballers Liu Jun and Hu Yunfeng also appeared on the scene that day, but Liu Jun was the technical director of the Shanghai Football Association men's football team to "supervise the battle", and Hu Yunfeng served as the general manager of Shanghai Jingda Sports Football Club and was the "general manager" of the event. Although the roles of the brothers are different, they are still busy with the cause of football. Seeing them at the scene, many "daddy-level" players became "star chasers" and pulled them to take a group photo. Liu Jun laughed and said, "I didn't expect to be chased by middle-aged male fans." It is worth mentioning that the happy football team, one of the participating teams, also invited former Chinese women's football captain Pu Wei as a cameo as the head coach, which made other teams envious.
"Such a game is very meaningful, and the participation of all sectors of society shows that football is still very popular with everyone." Song Hui, deputy director of the Shanghai Municipal Sports Bureau, said, "Although it is only an amateur football game on weekends, it can be described as a group of 'long' Xian ji - there are doctors and principals among the players, there are fire captains, public security police chiefs, there are secretaries generals and chairmen of associations, and section chiefs and ministers of government agencies and units. ”
Pictured: Sonorous Rose Pu Wei cameo coaching the Happy Football Team.
Pictured: Former Shenhua star Huo Zhiyu also participated in the competition.
Photo: The game was played at a newly built professional football stadium in Baisha Park, the third largest park in Baoshan.
The atmosphere of the game is warm and friendly, but after the whistle kick-off, this "long" and "long" are not easy to make on the court, and it is still dependent on technology and strength to return to pure football. Tong Jie, captain of the Shanghai Sports Journalists United Team and an employee of the Reporting Group, said: "Everyone is a member of the ball, and when they arrive at the green field, there is no such 'long' and 'long', only the joy of football, only the opponent and the captain. ”
Shen Yadong, chairman of the organizer of the event, Jingda Sports Consulting Management Co., Ltd., is also a senior fan, and as the host, he is also smiling when he sees the lively scenes on the various stadiums.
"It is our unshirkable duty to devote ourselves to national sports activities and hold folk amateur football events, I am a fan and a father, and I hope to build a platform for more fathers to bring their children to play football, so that Chinese football can develop better." Shen Yadong said, "We at Jingda Football Club are committed to youth football training and currently cooperate with 46 schools. But I think in addition to going to the campus for training, I also want to find opportunities for parents and children to go out of the house on the weekend, walk into the arena, and experience the joy of football together with their friends. This is also the original intention of our competition. ”
Pictured: Shanghai Democratic League Football Team, Shanghai Real Estate United Team, shanghai Sports Journalists United Team won the championship and runner-up.
Although it is only an amateur event, some details are gratifying and moving. First, all the teams are doing warm-up exercises very carefully and carefully before the start of the game. Some players do not want to wear leggings because they are amateur games, the referee asks to wear and check them one by one, and also lets the players take off the jewelry, very carefully, but also to avoid injuries to the players in the game. The organizers also prepared ice buckets and ice cubes on the sidelines of the game to provide professional ice treatment for the players. Second, before the start of the game, the captains of the two teams not only shook hands and greeted, but also exchanged team flags, which was full of ceremony. Some teams also let the children of the two players wear jerseys and exchange flags on behalf of the team, which is very warm. Third, the whole game is open, many parents and children who play in Baisha Park have also come to watch the game and cheer, the atmosphere is warm, and some adults and children have also become temporary caddies.
"Dad, you played awesome today! I'd like to see it next week, and I'll play with you. A 6-year-old on the sideline looked up at his father, who had just finished the game, and the father happily touched the child's head and said "yes." This moment is not only a warm moment for families in an amateur football match, but also a footnote to the "gold content" of this event.
(Xinhua News Agency, Shanghai, August 29)
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