On July 2, the official website of the Chinese Football Association issued the "Notice on the Appointment of Football Social Supervisors", announcing the list of the first batch of 41 football social supervisors, and Cheng Xiaoping, a citizen of Huangshi, was among them.
On July 2, the Chinese Football Association announced the list of the first batch of football social supervisors.
It is understood that in March this year, the Chinese Football Association issued the "Notice on Hiring Football Social Supervisors", which openly hires football social supervisors across the country to further strengthen the supervision and management of the football industry, improve the transparency of football work, and promote the healthy development of football. According to the employment notice, the responsibilities of the supervisor include being invited to listen to the briefing of the Chinese Football Association on key work and putting forward opinions and suggestions on relevant work; Participate in the supervision of professional football leagues, youth competitions, referee selection and other activities; Carry out research on football work, collect opinions from all walks of life on football development, and put forward policy suggestions to the Chinese Football Association; Supervise the compliance of employees in the football industry with discipline and law, integrity and self-discipline, and due diligence.
Cheng Xiaoping (center) leads fans to cheer for Wuhan Three Towns. Photo courtesy of the interviewee
Born in 1988, Cheng Xiaoping graduated from Huangshi Sports School and Hubei Normal University. Cheng Xiaoping loves football, is also a first-class referee in track and field, and has been the secretary general of the Huangshi Fan Association since 2018.
"I was surprised to hear the news, I didn't expect to be selected, this is the biggest affirmation of the Chinese Football Association for our Huangshi fans." Cheng Xiaoping said that after the Chinese Football Association issued a notice in early March, the Huangshi City Fan Association suggested that he sign up for the job, and the Huangshi Football Association and the Huangshi Sports Bureau Development Center also expressed their support to him.
Cheng Xiaoping said that after being appointed as a football social supervisor, he will actively work under the leadership of the Chinese Football Association, collect suggestions on the development of football in many aspects, and bring the suggestions from the grassroots to the Chinese Football Association.
Huangshi fans traveled abroad to cheer for the Chinese men's football team. Photo courtesy of the interviewee
Yellowstone has a relatively deep football culture and fan base. In 1996, the Hubei football team was named Meierya Football Team, and the Huangshi Fans Association was established in the same year. In 1997, Huangshi fans went to Dalian with a superpower flag 21 meters long and 14 meters wide to cheer for the Chinese team. At the end of 2011, Hubei Huakaier Football Club was established and Huangshi was set as the home stadium, and in the 2012 season, Hubei Huakaier Football Club rushed to the Chinese League. At the same time, Huangshi fans are also frequent visitors to Wuhan Xinhua Road Stadium in the era of A A and B A, and have accompanied many Hubei teams such as Wuhan Yaqi, Wuhan Red Hearts K, Wuhan Optics Valley, Wuhan Zall and Wuhan Three Towns for many years.
Huangshi fans have long been active in the field of Chinese football leagues at all levels. Photo courtesy of the interviewee
At present, there are more than 1,200 registered members of the Huangshi Fans Association, and the number of active fans exceeds 400.