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National Football League, where is the spirit of soccer under the lure of prize money?
Writer/Hwang Ah-jung (Occupation: International student in Korea)
Recently, a piece of news has sparked a hot debate in the fan circle that the National Football Association will set up a high bonus for the purpose of motivating the national players in the Top 40 tournament.
The World Cup Asian 40, the remaining journey of China's tournament. Picture / National Football League microblogging
The prize package is as follows: if the national football team wins all four matches, it will be entitled to a jackpot of 12 million yuan.
The prize money distribution varies according to the difficulty of the opponents, as follows: the first victory over Guam, prize money 1 million yuan; the second victory over the Maldives, prize money 2 million yuan; the second victory over the Philippines, prize money 3 million yuan; and in case of victory over Syria, prize money up to 6 million yuan.
But in order to collect the bonus, the national soccer team must win all four matches, and any draw or loss will result in the bonus being lost.
The list of the national football team training in Shanghai from March 21 to April 3rd. Picture / National Football Team Weibo
This bonus measure is intended to motivate international players to go all out, however, I feel a hint of helplessness - the honorable cause of fighting for the country, is it really necessary to bonuses to stimulate the fighting spirit of international players?
In retrospect, due to the Chinese Super League's "gold dollar soccer" era, many players' prices and salaries are ridiculously high, especially after being selected for the national football team, the annual salary of newly promoted international players can even rise by about 20%. However, the player's price salary and the actual level does not match, resulting in the Chinese Super League "more and more investment, the level is getting lower and lower", and even some young players gave up the dream of staying in Europe, the reason is to stay in the Chinese Super League can make a lot of money.
The direct consequence of the era of "gold dollar soccer" is the gradual decline in the strength of the national football team, some players and even all the money is important, in the club desperately, the national team but do not contribute to the effort, and even in order not to be injured in the national team and the negative game ......
On April 13, China's women's soccer team successfully advanced to the final round of the Olympic Games. After the match, the official FIFA released a poster to congratulate China's women's soccer team. Picture/fifa official website
Sincerely, I don't think the current national soccer team is worth 12 million at all, much less motivated by bonuses. For example, Messi in Barcelona and even the entire La Liga is the top salary, but in the Argentine national team, Messi has repeatedly paid out of his own pocket to help the national team. This is the style of the world's superstar, but also the patriotic players should play.
In contrast, the National Football Association (NFA) should be rewarding the "Clanging Roses" who have just made it to the Tokyo Olympics. China's women's soccer team has boosted the morale of fans across the country with its stirring matches, however, the National Football Association has not been able to give women's soccer the same treatment as men's soccer - in the 2016 Rio Olympics, China's women's soccer team made it to the last eight, but the prize money was only 8 million yuan (only half of the $12 million), and I have even heard that it is owed! ......
