Sports power and the revitalization of football
Chinese football has always been hovering among the low levels in the world, with no qualitative improvement. If China cannot achieve the revitalization of football, then China will not be considered a sports power, so China today is not a sports power at all.
If you disagree with me, it must be your national pride, but we must treat the relationship between the revitalization of Chinese football and becoming a true sports power rationally.
What I do not deny is that since the founding of the People's Republic of my country, our country's sports industry has made great progress and has achieved remarkable achievements. Especially in the 1988 Los Angeles Olympics, China won its first ever Olympic gold medal with Xu Haifeng and ranked fourth in the gold medal list with 15 golds. The rapid development of Chinese sports has completely shaken off the label of "sick man of East Asia". China's total number of Olympic gold medals and medals has also ranked among the top in the world. At present, China has many advantageous sports, many of which can be said to become the absolute hegemon of the world, such as: table tennis, badminton, gymnastics, diving, shooting, women's volleyball, etc. In 2001, Beijing successfully bid for the Olympic Games, and Chinese sports took another step forward. Especially in the 2004 Athens Olympics, Xing Huina won the gold medal in the 15,000 meters, and Liu Xiang won the 110-meter hurdles and broke the Olympic record and the world record. They eliminated the enviable disadvantages of Chinese track and field sports and promoted the development of Chinese track and field sports. I believe China will make a bigger leap forward in 2008.
However, we have overlooked one issue, and that is the status of football in sports. For the Chinese people, especially Chinese fans, football is something that cannot be hated and cannot be loved. It carries too many of our dreams, but it breaks our hearts in the deep valley time and time again. Football is the most important sport in today's world of sports. It is also the sport with the most widespread popularity and the most far-reaching influence. Among international sports events, there are two that have the most profound impact, one is the Olympic Games and the other is the World Cup. Moreover, the Olympic Games have been injected with too many political and economic factors, while the World Cup retains more and better competitiveness. This is the charm and foundation of sports. In short, football is the most important of all sports and therefore the most representative of a country’s sports development level.
The current situation of Chinese football, especially Chinese football, is unbearable to witness. Chinese football has been professionalized for nearly 14 years, but what has this brought to Chinese football? What is the difference between Chinese football before and after professionalization? How much progress has it made? How many farces have Chinese football staged? The dream of pursuing the World Cup for 44 years finally came true under the leadership of an old foreign man. So football shouted, Chinese football reform was successful, and Chinese football entered a new era. However, when they were ambitious and promised to reach the top 16, they failed to score a single goal and scored nine goals instead, resulting in a disastrous defeat. Who doesn’t know that one beauty cannot cover up all the ugliness? Looking at Chinese football back then, the shortcomings were fully exposed. In 2004, China won the runner-up in the Asian Cup by virtue of the host country's advantage. However, this year's Asian Cup did not even appear in the group stage, which was China's worst result in the Asian Cup. It has not won against South Korea for more than 20 years, and Koreaphobia has intensified and has led to fear of Japan and Japan. They are afraid of changes in Iraq; they think that changing the name of the league will make a big improvement; and the Chinese women's football team's glory in 1999 has declined today. Looking at today's Women's World Cup, what do you think?
The overall gap between China's sports and the world's sports powers is not big, but it is still there, and it will be difficult to eliminate in a short time. Even if we can catch up or surpass them, our China's sports accumulation, the whole people It is also difficult for China to remain among the sports powers for a long time with poor sports quality.
Chinese football needs to be revitalized, and there is a lot of room for improvement in Chinese football. The improvement of China's football level can make up for the gap between China and sports powers. If revitalization can achieve qualitative improvement, China will surely become a strong country among sports powers.
Chinese football lags behind the football powers for nearly a century. It started late, with a low starting point, slow development, low level, and insufficient foundation, making it difficult for China to enjoy the benefits brought by football. In Europe, the continent with the highest level of football, football brings them the greatest economic benefits. Football can cause the industries related to it to develop rapidly and form a chain economy. This kind of economy requires less investment, is quick to produce results, and has high returns. In addition, Brazil, the strongest football country, their football has become a symbol, a symbol of Brazilian sports, a symbol of the Brazilian country, and has even become involved in politics. The impression of Brazil brought to people around the world by Brazilian football is no less than that of China at the Olympic Games.
This is the power of football/
At present, the level of Chinese football is low, but it has huge development potential and bright prospects, but what is needed is our correct guidance and development. The benefits of football that we have not yet enjoyed will surely be enjoyed in the near future.
China is not a sports power, but only a sports power, because we have not yet achieved the revitalization of football. We cannot be blind and must position ourselves correctly, otherwise it will be difficult to revitalize. China must revitalize, Chinese sports must revitalize, and Chinese football must also revitalize.
Football is a sport in which the feet dominate the ball and two teams attack and defend on the same field. Football is the most popular, most widely carried out and most influential sport in the world, and is known as the "No. 1 sport in the world". Many countries have designated football as their “national sport”. A wonderful football match attracts thousands of spectators and hundreds of millions of TV viewers and becomes an important part of TV programs. Reports on football news occupy the space of various newspapers and periodicals around the world. Today’s football movement It has become an indispensable part of people's lives. According to incomplete statistics, there are now about 800,000 teams that regularly participate in competitions in the world, and about 40 million registered athletes, including about 100,000 professional athletes.
Football is a highly confrontational sport. Athletes use various actions allowed by the rules during the game, including running, sudden stops, turning, falling to the ground, jumping, collisions, etc., to engage in fierce competition with their opponents. The long competition time, large number of spectators and large competition venue are unmatched by any other sports. Traditional football is composed of 20 hexagonal pieces, 12 5-sided pieces and 32 pieces of skin. Football matches are divided into 11-a-side, 7-a-side and 5-a-side. The age groups include u15, u17, u19 Olympic group and adult group, etc.
Reasons for becoming the world’s number one sport
1. The essence of the sport: Football itself brings together all human sports The characteristics of the game include the sudden start between athletes, racing for the ball, just like sprinting; the goalkeeper jumping up and down, sideways and sideways, just like a jumping event; those athletes with good flexibility hang upside down from the golden hook and jump like a fish. Rushing to the top is like gymnastics; a reasonable collision between two athletes is a bit like the power and beauty of rugby...
2. Popularity: An important reason why football does not have high requirements for participants. For athletes who play football, it doesn't matter whether they are tall, short, fat or thin, unlike other sports. For example, in football, those who are small will definitely suffer a big loss; basketball is a world dominated by "elderly" players. But football is different. This provides all children around the world with the opportunity to dream of becoming a superstar.
3. Unpredictability: The contingency of football match results is an important reason for the fanaticism of fans around the world. Because in the football world, there is no absolute strong team. Manchester United may be "overthrown" by an unknown second-division team or even an amateur team. The Brazilian team, which was full of stars, was defeated by the then immature Japanese team in the Olympic football match. In 1966, the "Third World" football team of North Korea defeated the Italian team and entered the World Cup quarterfinals. So, in a football match, you never know the outcome until the last minute.
4. Handsome Guys: The handsome guys on the football field are the reason why football has become the "number one sport in the world" that cannot be ignored. The reason is very simple. The beauties all rushed to the stadium to watch the football with admiration on their faces (mainly to watch the people), so how can their boyfriends not be anxious? Even men who are not very interested in football still have to follow their girlfriends to the stadium. The most important thing is to keep an eye on their girlfriends and not let her be snatched away by the "heartthrobs" of the stadium.
5. Environment: Fans are like diners. They have a mouth-watering football feast, but the "eating" atmosphere is better. Lively, atmospheric and spectacular, these football stadiums have it all. Compared with the hot and stuffy badminton hall, compared with a small table tennis table, the wide green field looks so majestic and exciting.
6. Freedom: Tens of thousands of fans cheered together and it was lively. To be honest, if watching football can be done in peace and quiet, then who would watch football?
7. Controversiality: "The greatest charm of football is that it is controversial." A far-sighted old man said a far-sighted remark. This old man is former FIFA president Havelange. Yes, if football matches are all very "dead" and mechanical, then football will lose its great charm.
Precisely because referees are human and may make wrong decisions, may take bribes to manipulate games, etc., there are huge controversies and more people pay attention.
Sports Characteristics
The charm of football is not only due to the rich connotation of football, but also to the characteristics of football.
1. Holisticness. In football matches, each team consists of 11 players. The 11 people on the field have unified thoughts and actions. They must be fully active in attack, fully defensive in code, and have a strong overall awareness of participating in the war. Only by forming an overall offense and defense can we gain the initiative in the game and achieve good results.
2. Confrontation. Football is a highly competitive and confrontational sport. During the game, the two sides compete for control and achieve the purpose of scoring the ball into the opponent's goal without letting the ball enter their own goal. They engage in hand-to-hand combat, especially when two teams compete for control. The competition for time and space near the penalty area is extremely fierce and exciting. In a high-level match, the two sides fell to the ground more than 200 times due to fighting and collision, which shows the fierceness of the confrontation.
3. Variability. Football is a non-periodic sport that is technically colorful, tactically unpredictable, and the outcome is unpredictable. The use of skills and tactics during the game is subject to direct interference, restriction and resistance from the opponent. Techniques and tactics are used and displayed flexibly according to the specific situation on the spot.
4. Ease of implementation. The rules of football competition are relatively simple, and the equipment requirements are not high. The time, number of participants, venues and equipment of general football matches are not strictly restricted, so it is a very easy-to-carry out mass sports event in national fitness.
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