On August 11, 2022, a big event happened in Chinese soccer. Former La Liga star Wu Lei completed his transfer from La Liga to the Chinese Super League's Shanghai Harbour Football Club. Meanwhile, Chinese women's soccer star Tang Jiali also embarked on a new journey, joining the Liga Madrid CFF women's soccer team, becoming the first Chinese player to debut in the Liga MX women's soccer league.
As soon as the news of Wu Lei's return to the Chinese Super League was officially announced, Tang Jiali quickly took to social media to announce her new move. She said that she will inherit the fire of Wu Lei, plant the flag more steadily, and contribute to the future experience of Chinese women's soccer overseas. She wrote on social media, "Lei, welcome home! You are a legend and have proven your strength. Now, I'm here in Spain to take your baton, and I hope we can plant the flag firmly and pass on the experience for the future of Chinese women's soccer studying abroad. The dream remains the same, and the future is full of hope. May we, may the Chinese women's soccer team get better and better!"
Tang Jiali is reportedly joining the team on a one-year loan and will wear the team's No. 10 uniform.The 2022/2023 season of the Spanish Women's Primera Division will officially kick off on September 11th.
There are sixteen top teams in the Spanish Women's Primera Division including Barcelona, Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid. In the last season, CFF Madrid ranked 13th in the table with 8 wins, 3 draws and 19 losses, accumulating 27 points. It is worth mentioning that Madrid CFF club was founded in 2010 and successfully promoted to La Liga in 2017, and has been playing in the top league for five seasons now.
