Golden Greenery

Zhuo Yang was in the center of the St. Zhuque venue, holding a microphone in his left hand and stroking his chest with his right hand. He waited for two minutes before the fans in the audience gradually stopped shouting.

"thank you all……"

The cheers suddenly resumed for another two minutes.

"My name is Zhuo Yang, and I am the captain of the Chinese national team." His voice was not high-pitched, but a slow and deep baritone. "My name is Zhuo Yang, and I am your captain."

"Those who are here today and those who are not here, the national team belongs to each of you. We are your team and I am your captain."

"We will always fight for you, and I will always fight for you!"

"I left this city seven years ago to pursue my dream. I hope everyone can find their dream. Or, let this team become your dream."

"Come and play football, brothers. Let you be men on the pitch and let your skin be tanned rough black by the scorching sun."

"Girls, beautiful girls, love those men who run on the field! There are no softies in the men who play football."

"Young mothers, let your children play football! Let your children get up again after falling in the wind and rain, and let the scars become the badge of their manhood."

"Come play football, come play football with me, I'm your captain."

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The two-minute words were not long enough to be interrupted by cheers, but these few words would later be called the ‘Chinese Football Declaration’.

In Zhuo Yang's words, there were no vows, no heroic ambitions, and no official clichés. Instead, he just told all fans - come and play football!

In the past few years in Europe, Zhuoyang has been very impressed by the folk football in Germany and Italy. Whether in Hannover or Milan, or other cities he learned about, ordinary people are very involved in football, and there are countless amateur-level competitions under the European professional football framework.

Almost every adult man has his own community team, which plays games every week. In some major football towns, such as Milan, men hardly know how to play football, and everyone can play around a little. Although the level of the Milan folk field team may not be much higher than that of Xi'an, the difference in the number of participants is huge. The same is true for Milan, the same is true for Europe, the same is true for Xi'an, and the same is true for China.

After returning to the national team,

Only then did Zhuo Yang learn that during each Olympic team selection, there were only a few hundred players of the appropriate age, with the lowest number being only 113. This number was so small that it was unbelievable. 23 people need to be selected from these, and these people will become the backbone of the adult national team in the future.

There are internal and external differences in statistics on the number of registered players in Chinese professional football. The Football Association says there are 8,000 players, while FIFA says there are more than 70,000 players. Perhaps both numbers are correct, one is the number of registered players in professional leagues, and the other is the number of people who participate in relatively regular competitions all year round.

But even 70,000 people are really pitifully small. Not to mention Europe, Japan has 500,000, and South Korea also has the same number.

Of course, Cheng Hao told Zhuoyang in detail that the small number of people playing football is actually a social problem. Factors such as venue, study, employment, and only children all restrict young people from entering the stadium. It is not that Chinese people only like to watch football. Zhuoyang knows this, and he can't solve it, but he still wants to use his influence to let more people walk into the stadium. It is also good to exercise. At least going to the stadium is better than staying at home. Sunny.

As the number one sport in the world, football has penetrated into all aspects of society, and it is simply not something that one department can do well. Under the avalanche, no snowflake is innocent. From the Football Association, coaches and players, to media reporters, to fans; from capital, market, to management, staff, and basic education, only when the level of all these is improved can the level of the national team be steadily improved.

"From the perspective of fans, what we have to do is actually very simple." Cheng Hao said: "Play football as much as possible when you are young. If you can't play anymore, encourage your children to play football. If you really can't find it or can't get to the venue, , then go watch the football match live. If you can’t get tickets, you can still watch the live broadcast at home and increase the ratings. These are all contributing to Chinese football.”

"You can also buy football newspapers to promote the development of football media. Buying jerseys, outfits and football peripherals is also contributing to Chinese football."

"If you have some writing skills, just write positive football articles. If not, then read them. Of course, you must read the genuine ones. You must use all means such as subscriptions, rewards, monthly passes, recommendations, etc. to support Internet writers. Reading the genuine editions is the only way. Qualified fans.”

"If you even read pirated football articles, how can you still have the nerve to accuse the national football team of playing bad football? Is this true?"

Zhuo Yang slapped his thigh fiercely and nodded vigorously: "You are absolutely right! Support the genuine version, long live it!"

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Maybe Zhuo Yang just expressed his feelings today and stirred up the emotion a little bit, but the Chinese fans really love him so much that just a few words had an obvious effect. Since this day, the number of young people entering the stadium has increased significantly, and many city stadiums have become very popular for rental on weeknights. The number of students playing football on university campuses has gradually exceeded the number of students playing basketball, and football has once again become the number one sport on campus.

Of course, all this is not the result of Zhuo Yang alone. Many media have put forward the call to "play football with the captain", and the education department has also added football content to primary and secondary school physical education courses. Many heavyweight capitals have begun to take advantage of this opportunity to re-enter Chinese football. The ‘Chinese Football Declaration’ became an introduction.

Zhuo Yang's "Chinese Football Declaration" has no utilitarianism or flaunting, it is just about playing football. Football is the simplest sport. You can kick it if you have feet, and you can run if you have legs. Football is also the happiest sport because there are brothers on the field.

Zhuo Yang walked off the stage in the center of the court to prepare for the next game against Australia. There were still roars of shouts all around, but in the noise, he strangely remembered what Fa Xiaohaiyang had said a few months ago.

"Zhuoyang, do you know where football originated?"

"I know! Modern football originated in the United Kingdom, and the prototype of football originated from Cuju in the Spring and Autumn Period of China. This is all determined by FIFA."

"No, no!" Haiyang said: "Cuju and football are two different things. Cuju is just a skill, and football is a sport. The British also learned it from others later. In fact, football originated here, in Xi'an. .”

"Oh, it's so new. Let's talk about it."

"During the Zhenguan period of the Tang Dynasty, there was a Yulinwei general in Chang'an City. He simplified and reformed the polo that was very popular at the time, and turned it into a ball game that did not require riding a horse or a cue, only playing with feet. This, This is the true origin of football."

Zhuo Yang thought this statement was too unbelievable. Even though he had never doubted Haiyang, he still couldn't believe it. Zhuo Yang asked him if he had any solid evidence and historical materials. Haiyang shook his head and did not answer.

"This General of Yulinwei was named Cheng Zhijie. He was buried in Liquan County in the west after his death. He also had a name, Cheng Yaojin."

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