On a hot summer day, the prelude to the new Chinese Super League season officially kicked off. The humidity and heat in Meizhou and Haikou tested the endurance of the participating teams. Factors such as venues and broadcasting intertwined to make some matches have to be held in the late afternoon, which is a big challenge to the players' physical and mental ability. However, considering the fact that the 34 rounds of CSL matches will be completed in an intensive period from early June to mid-November, the CFA and the CFL preparatory team have decided, after much deliberation, to hold the CSL matches during the two cycles of international matchdays - May 30 to June 14 and September 18 to 27, which are the only two days left before the World Cup starts in Qatar. -will be played normally. This means that even if the national men's football team does not qualify for the World Cup, there will be no need to organize training this year, let alone participate in any official international matches. According to the plan, the U23 national football team will gather in mid-July to prepare for the new East Asian Cup, which will be held in Japan from July 19th to 27th. After the match, the team will be quarantined according to the epidemic prevention regulations. The CFA has already made plans for this, and the first two phases of the Chinese Super League will end in mid-August to ensure that the U23s' preparation and participation in the East Asian Cup will not be affected. During this period, the U23 players sent by the clubs will enjoy special policies. Prior to this, the CFA originally planned to hold the main round of the FA Cup from September 8 to 28, but with the postponement of the Hangzhou Asian Games and the delay of the start of the Chinese Super League and the Chinese League A to June, the CFA had to adjust the program of the FA Cup. According to the latest plan, the main round of the AFC Cup this season will be concentrated after mid-November to coincide with the end of the Chinese Super League and the Chinese First Division League. Although such an arrangement may reduce the attention of the FA Cup, the organizers had to make such an adjustment in order to ensure the smooth running of the professional league schedule, the quality of the matches and the health of the players.
