According to the latest news, this season
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Faced with an unprecedented challenge, the CFA and the CFF preparatory team are actively responding to the situation and trying to keep the impact to a minimum.
The current round of the epidemic first led to
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The home and away recovery program was forced to be put on hold, and initially the tournament system was still in place. However, as time passed and sentiment began to fluctuate in cities that had shown strong interest in hosting the tournament, with the tournament's host yet to be determined, the
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The start date of the season is also up in the air, and the CFA and CFF preparatory team are under tremendous pressure. It is reported that in order to promote the season
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Starting as soon as possible, the relevant person in charge has been in close communication with cities with favorable conditions, and even directly negotiated with certain local governments to seek support.
Currently, the season
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The likelihood of the tournament starting in late April is already small, and whether it can open in early or mid-May still depends on various conditions. If the tournament opens in mid- or late May and ends before the start of the World Cup in November, it will take about six months, with 34 rounds of matches requiring an average of five to six rounds per month, an intensive schedule and not allowing for a long window in between.
With a later start time, how to complete the 34 rounds of matches will be a major challenge, and increasing the number of double matches in a week, tightening the schedule and spanning the year could be the solution. However, frequent weekly double-header matches will be a test for clubs and players. If the "conference system" or "failure to complete 34 rounds" is adopted.
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The 2021 season is a good example of how the CFA, the preparatory team of the CFF, clubs, rights holders and sponsors have all suffered.
Yesterday, the Hebei club announced that the first team will assemble for the game on the 15th of this month, so that the
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All 18 teams have returned with news of their preparations. However, a Shanghai reporter exposed
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How the Shanghai duo traveled from Shanghai to the race area to participate in the race has become a big question. The reporter said that such a large-scale team travel, need to obtain the approval of the Shanghai Municipality and the location of the competition area of the relevant departments, the epidemic prevention and control requirements are strict. Whether it's the tournament system or the home-and-away system that may be restored in the future, the teams' travel is full of uncertainty.
Until the end of the last round of the new season, there is no guarantee that new challenges will not be encountered. The combination of all these factors will be very important for the
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Expectations of recovery may need to be reassessed.
