Familiarize yourself with our
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fans, the name of Irene Liu is by no means unfamiliar. As one of China's
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Soul of the "Golden Generation", 1999
International Cup
The two goals in the semifinals were regarded as "classic enough to be included in the textbooks of soccer"; she is also one of the iconic figures of the "Clanging Roses", wearing the national team's uniform for 15 years, writing China's
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The most glorious chapter.
Here's a screenshot from the iffhs website.
Last month, the iffhs (International Federation of Football History and Statistics) named the 20th Century International
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The best lineup. In the many star-studded list, Liu Ailing, as the only elected player in our country, when interviewed, her 54th birthday, in addition to joy, but also exudes the motherland
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of deep emotion.
In the list of 11 finalists, American players occupied half of the list, including our fans are familiar with Kristen Lilly, Michelle Eccles and so on. For this election, Liu Ailing said, "Years of dedication have finally been recognized, and I'm really happy to receive this honor."
Since being selected for the national team in 1987, Liu Ailing has been playing alongside the team. She has participated in the Asian Cup with the team for six times, traveled to the Women's International Cup for three times, and also won the second place in the Olympic Games and the World Cup. Behind this string of honors, the hard work of Liu Ailing and her teammates is indispensable.
The official microblog of the 2023 AFC Asian Cup in China has posted a message wishing Liu Ailing a happy birthday.
our country
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and Irene Liu's brightest moment was undoubtedly in 1999.
International Cup
. At the current tournament, our
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Just one step away from touching the title.
This is my country.
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Best record in the International Cup. Many fans still remember the heavy runner-up honors, but the process is rarely mentioned.
that term
International Cup
Our country
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Suffering from the pain of traveling, he traveled more than 5,000 kilometers to and from four cities in seven days. At that time our country
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There aren't a lot of recovery techniques either, so you have to rely on massages from the team doctor to ease the physical fatigue.
Here's a photo of Irene Liu at the competition.
Traveling was only one of the difficulties encountered by the girls. Because the organizing committee only provided western food at that time, the players were not used to eating it, and the staff had to often find some simple Chinese food to spice things up. Despite the difficulties, Liu Ailing and our country's
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The girls don't want to talk too much about the influence of objective factors and always do the best they can with the parts they can control.
In this way, one step at a time, our country
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Historic appearance in the International Cup final. That classic semi-final earned Aileen Lau the "
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Zidane".
Irene Liu's overhead blast in the 1999 International Cup semi-final.
Facing a tough Norwegian opponent
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Aileen Liu contributed two textbook classy shots on goal. She shone in the match and wowed the crowd with two superb international kicks.
Our team ended up outscoring our opponents 5:0.
Years later, recalling the battle of the gods, Liu Ailing just said lightly: "It's nothing, just the ball scored, it's normal." Later on, for quite a long time, there was a saying in the international soccer world: "Whoever gets Liu Ailing, gets the world."
Irene Liu celebrates after scoring a goal.
After finishing second in the 1999 International Cup, the country
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Faced with the pain of the old and the new. The "Roses" finished in 5th place at the Sydney Olympics.
As she grew older, Liu Ailing also had the idea of retiring from the game. 2002, Liu Ailing officially announced her retirement from the game, leaving her beloved green field.
This is our country's 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta
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Group photo (Irene Liu is the second from left in the first row).
In Irene Liu's mind, our country
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It has always been a united team. This spirit of unity and defiance has also accompanied generations of
women's soccer
players that continues to this day.
Although she has been away from the field of play, Aileen Liu has always been concerned about our country's
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The Dynamics. Previously, against South Korea
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In the Olympic Preliminary Round play-offs, our team reversed their rivals by a total score of 4:3, and won the ticket to the Tokyo Olympics in a thrilling manner.
After the game, Wang Frost's sentence: "We never want to give up when we are behind, even if we fight, we can fight the Korean team down", let fans see the old
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The spirit of tenacity and hard work in the body.
Liu Ailing also felt after watching the game, the team's performance is very good: "at least try their best, congratulations to them." But the face of the upcoming Tokyo Olympics, with rich experience in the competition, Liu Ailing frankly, the team still need to improve the place: "We have a batch of technical and tactical feel better, and now from the two games to see, technical and tactical may be a little lack of, I hope that they can change before the Olympic Games in the technical and tactical."
As the older generation of
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People, Liu Ailing dedicated her entire youth to soccer. Even away from the field of play for many years, the heart is also attached to the team. In the attention of our country
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As she develops, she also hopes that more girls will get involved in the soccer program in the future, "and that more good reserves will follow."
