Recently, the press was informed that the current year
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The league is facing unprecedented challenges. The preparatory teams of the Chinese Football Association (CFA) and the Chinese Football League (CFL) are doing their utmost to try to keep the impact to a minimum.
The first round of the epidemic hit the
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The league's home-and-away recovery program came to an abrupt end, and initially only the tournament system could be adopted. However, as time passed, the mood of cities that were eagerly awaiting the hosting of the tournament gradually fluctuated, and it was difficult to identify a tournament host.
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The opening date of the season is also in trouble because of this, and the CFA and CFF preparatory team are under great pressure. It is reported that in order to promote the season
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Starting as soon as possible, those responsible are actively keeping close contact with cities with good conditions for hosting the event, and even communicating directly with local governments to seek support.
Currently, the current year
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It is unlikely that the league will start in late April, and whether it can start in early or mid-May depends on whether the conditions are ripe. If the tournament starts in mid- or late May, from then to the start of the World Cup in November, there are about six months, 34 rounds of matches need to be played an average of 5 to 6 rounds per month, the schedule is quite intensive, and in the middle of no long break.
How to complete the 34 rounds will be a tricky question if the start is further delayed. Increasing the number of double matches a week, tightening the schedule and spanning the year become possible solutions. However, the continuation of the double-header week will test the capacity of clubs and players. If the "conference system" and "failure to play the full 34 rounds" are adopted.
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The league's copyright revenue and sponsorship fees will surely suffer a heavy blow, and the 2021 season is a lesson learned from the past, with the CFA, the preparatory team of the CFL, the clubs, and even the copyright holders and sponsors all suffering losses.
Yesterday, the Hebei club announced that on the 15th of this month, the first team will begin to gather and prepare for the game, so far, the
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All 18 teams have had updates. But a Shanghai reporter broke the news that
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How the Shanghai duo traveled from Shanghai to the race area to participate in this year's race has also become a major problem. The reporter said that such a large-scale team travel, must be approved by the Shanghai Municipality and the location of the tournament area of the relevant departments, in order to be able to travel. Regardless of the tournament system or the possible resumption of home and away in the future, there is uncertainty in the travel of the teams.
Any new problems can occur before the end of a new season. The combination of all these factors makes it difficult for the
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Expectations of recovery need to be moderately adjusted.
