With Song Kai taking office, the new Football Association has been working for a month, and the Chen Xuyuan era can finally turn the page. Although the election of the new Football Association has been completed, there are some key positions that have not yet been officially announced, such as the chairman of the Chinese Super League, Ford Bao Company, the Chinese Football Federation and so on. Although these positions are not internal positions of the Football Association, they are also key positions in domestic football, and they are generally headed by the senior management of the Football Association. These sub-departments or subsidiaries are related to important businesses such as leagues and football commercial markets, so everyone can keep an eye on these positions.
According to the news from the domestic media, the new chairman of the Chinese Super League has been determined, and the chairman nominated by the Chinese Football Association, the actual controller of the Chinese Super League, has been officially approved, and Yang Xu, the senior of the Football Association in charge of the work of the professional league, is the only nominee, so he was also successfully elected as the new chairman of the Chinese Super League. This senior Yang Xu of the Football Association is not a former international player Yang Xu, and when he took office with Song Kai, many fans misunderstood. Yang Xu, 50, holds a Ph.D. from Beijing Sport University and is a professional in the sports system.
Yang Xu entered the preparatory team of the Football Association in April this year, and took on part of the work of the Football Association after Chen Xuyuan and Du Zhaocai were arrested, and then took office after the general election with Song Kai. Before joining the Football Association, he was the deputy director of the Handball and Softball Center of the General Administration and the head of the softball and baseball associations. It is not surprising that Yang Xu was elected chairman of the Chinese Super League, because in the past, this position was held by the head of the Football Association in charge of the league, so it was only a matter of time before Yang Xu was elected. Now that the 2023 season of the league is over, Song Kai's Football Association will open a new chapter, and the 2024 season is the first full season they have begun to manage after taking office, so a lot of work must be determined in advance.
Yang Xu was elected chairman of the Chinese Super League, which still made many fans worry about him, because this position is very dangerous, he is the 7th chairman, and the first 6 were all arrested and investigated in the process of anti-corruption in football. Before Yang Xu, the top leaders of the Chinese Super League company were all arrested, this record is also quite rare, it seems that this position can access a large number of interests, or every time football corruption will breed here, after every anti-corruption, everyone is staring at this position, to see what the new chairman has done.
Each of the chairmen of the first 6 Chinese Super League companies is a famous name, including Nan Yong, Yang Yimin, Yu Hongchen, Ma Chengquan, Li Yuyi, Liu Jun, and the last 4 people are all investigated in this football anti-corruption action, which shows the intensity and scope of this action. The "high-risk" position of the chairman of the Super League, I don't know if Yang Xu can stand the test, let's take a look in 4 years to see if these people are still these people in the next session, or whether these people can get out of the way.