Following the scheduled agenda, the team arrived in Sharjah on September 16, local time, followed by its first internal coaching match. Thereafter, the team will be engaged in at least three more warm-up matches at the international level. In addition to competing against Syria, our soccer team is also likely to play against several club teams from the West Asia region. Regarding the warm-up matches between China and Syria, it is rumored that our football team
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The opponent will be paid 200,000 to 300,000 U.S. dollars for the appearance of the fee. However, Beiqing-Beijing headline reporter verified that this so-called "appearance fee" is actually false. China's football
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In developing the warm-up program, the first task is to ensure the preparation needs of our soccer team, that is, in accordance with the rhythm of our soccer team's preparation for the 12th round of the tournament to select the appropriate warm-up opponents.
In the first two rounds of the 12-team tournament early last month, China's soccer team lost to Australia and Japan in succession. Li Tie, the head coach of our soccer team, also pointed out in summarizing the reasons for the defeat that our soccer team seriously lacked quality international warm-up opportunities, and to our football
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The demand for more international warm-up matches during the Sharjah training period was raised.
It is reported that our foot
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The work team of the team has started contacting warm-up opponents for our soccer team even before the team returned to Sharjah. As of now, they have communicated with several member associations or clubs on the matter.
Recently, the Syrian football
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It was revealed that the Syrian team will play a warm-up match against China on September 30th. Subsequently, there were rumors that our soccer team would pay an appearance fee of $200,000 to $300,000 to their opponents for this. However, according to the Beiqing-Beijing headline reporter, if the two sides finally confirm to play a warm-up match, then there will not be any appearance fee involved.
There are several reasons for this: firstly, with the Top 12 tournament already in full swing, our soccer team has a need for a warm-up, while the Syrian team, as a participating team, likewise has a need. The warm-up matches are in line with the interests of both sides to prepare for the tournament; secondly, our soccer team
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In selecting warm-up opponents for our soccer team, the first working principle is to satisfy our soccer team's own competitive interests, and we will not blindly finalize the warm-up plan simply because potential opponents have a gap in time, but rather we will select the appropriate warm-up time based on the rhythm of our soccer team's competitions in the 3rd and 4th rounds of the 12-team tournament (e.g., 5 days between two rounds); thirdly, the warm-ups that our soccer team has participated in in the recent past are of a teaching Thirdly, the recent warm-up matches in which our football team participated are of teaching nature, not FIFA A-level warm-up matches, and therefore should not involve appearance fees. It is reported that the next few warm-up matches of our soccer team will be held at the Sharjah Club Stadium (secondary ground), where the team has been training.
As of September 17, our soccer team's representatives have not yet finalized the full warm-up plan, but it is certain that the team will participate in no less than three international warm-ups before the October 7 match against Vietnam. As for the exact cost, our soccer team will perhaps provide free drinking water for invited teams for the matches.
Beijing Youth Daily, bjyouth.ynet.com
