Recently, China's soccer world, a heavy news: China Football Association Chairman Chen Xuyuan suspected of major violations of the law, is facing an investigation. This round of "blackout storm" does not seem to have come to an end. The fall of Chen Xuyuan may bring a ray of hope for ordinary fans. Under his leadership, Chinese soccer is expected to return to the right path!
The 57-year-old former coach, Gao Hongbo, is no stranger to Chinese soccer fans. In his coaching career, Gao Hongbo was twice in charge of the national football coaching whip. When he first took charge of the national soccer team, the Chinese team was once known as the "king of friendly matches", even when faced with France, Germany and other world champions, have not lost. However, the top management of the federation of foreign coaches superstition, so that Gao Hongbo had to leave his post, the coaching whip to the Spanish coach Camacho.
During the 2018 World Cup qualifiers, the national football team was on the verge of going out in the 40-team tournament. At the crucial moment, Gao Hongbo stepped up to replace Pelan as the new coach of the national football team. After defeating Qatar at home, the national football team magically advanced to the last 12. However, in the next 12 matches, Gao Hongbo led the national football team in the first four rounds of victory, but because of the home defeat against the group's weakest opponent Syria, triggered the dissatisfaction of the fans. After the match, the "RNM refund" incident even pushed Gao Hongbo into the limelight. Under great pressure, Gao Hongbo chose to resign and bid farewell to the national team.
After resigning, Gao Hongbo coached Beijing Guoan, leaving in 2019. Since then, he has devoted himself to politics, entering the CFA and becoming a key leader in Chinese soccer by being elected as a vice-chairman with a high vote at the 11th General Assembly of the CFA in 2019. Now that Chen Xuyuan, the president of the CFA, is under investigation, this is undoubtedly a godsend for Gao Hongbo. If Chen Xuyuan's allegations are substantiated, the chairmanship will be vacant, and Gao Hongbo is expected to be smoothly promoted to the president of the Football Association and grasp the power of speech of Chinese soccer!
In recent years, fans have been calling for experts to manage Chinese soccer. If Gao Hongbo takes over, this wish may be realized. He has coached the national soccer team twice and knows Chinese soccer like the back of his hand. At that time, Gao Hongbo is expected to solve the remaining problems of his predecessor and guide the development of Chinese soccer in the right direction. It is foreseeable that under the correct guidance of the senior management, the return of Chinese soccer to the World Cup will no longer be a distant dream.
Of course, for Gao Hongbo to rise to the top, he must ensure that he has not colluded with Chen Xuyuan, Liu Yi, Chen Yongliang and others to avoid being caught up in illegal activities. Otherwise, he could be next in line for investigation!
