Chinese soccer had a breaking news on November 22nd. Song Kai, the new head of the Chinese Football Association (CFA), officially confirmed that the CFA is actively promoting the establishment of a professional league with the aim of better managing the Chinese soccer league. This is undoubtedly an exciting piece of good news for the Chinese Super League.
As we all know, the golden dollar soccer and neutral name problems have had a serious impact on the development of the Chinese soccer league. Teams are disbanded every season and the problem of unpaid wages occurs frequently. In addition, the problems of match-fixing and gambling also exist in the league. All this has greatly damaged the healthy development of the league. On top of that, the U23 policy previously enacted by the Football Association and the decision to make way for the training of the national teams were considered unprofessional by outsiders. Now that Song Kai has succeeded Chen Xuyuan as the leader of the FA, he is committed to making the league more professional.
Song Kai said, "The CFA is currently planning to establish a professional league and will include this plan in the fifty articles for the reform and development of Chinese soccer. The plan is being actively promoted after the change of the FA." Song Kai also said that the establishment of the professional league is just around the corner, which will help better manage the league.
Through Song Kai's words, it can be seen that the CFA has made a wise decision to make the professional league responsible for managing the soccer league in the future, thus achieving a more professional development. Although Song Kai did not disclose specific details, the decision is a positive signal for Chinese Super League clubs such as Beijing Guoan, Shandong Taishan, Shanghai Shenhua and Shanghai Harbor, and has received unanimous approval and support from fans.
Some fans believe that "only when the league becomes more professional and the FA intervenes less can the league develop healthily. After all, the league is the cornerstone of Chinese soccer, and its success or failure will also determine the level of national teams!" Some other fans said, "Actions speak louder than words, just like what Chen Xuyuan said when he took office. However, three years have passed and we haven't even seen any changes. The league is too lucrative, and who is willing to give it up?"
Some fans hold this view: "Every few years, we will see similar news, as long as the FA change, those so-called senior officials of the FA are always keen to talk about professionalization and youth training in interviews, but after so many years, we can never see any real achievements, on the contrary, Chinese soccer has become worse and worse. In contrast, and we started at the same time, Japan and South Korea's rapid development of soccer, and even win Germany is no longer a difficult task, we always talk a lot, do less, just a change of soup, not a change of medicine."
