The Chinese Football Association (CFA) has finalized the ceremony, and the new leadership team is in line with the expectations of the outside world. This phenomenon seems to imply that the Association is still immersed in a closed mode of operation. At the beginning of Song Kai's tenure, CCTV revealed a shocking inside story of the Chinese soccer world, which triggered a heated discussion among fans!
In the soccer night, a CCTV program, disclosed that the debt carried by the CFA has reached more than 700 million yuan! Check the financial data released by the Football Association, the 2022 Football Association liabilities accumulated up to 1.2 billion, an increase of 700 million in five years; total income of 580 million in the same year, shrinking nearly 300 million in five years. The huge losses of the Football Association, making Du Zhaocai and Chen Xuyuan two officials can not escape the blame!
During the period when Cai Zhenhua was at the helm, Chinese soccer enjoyed a valuable golden period. However, since Du Zhaocai joined the FA in 2017 and Chen Xuyuan in 2019, the FA seems to be in trouble. The national football team's performance continues to decline, the debt is as high as 700 million, Chen Xuyuan is rumored to have misappropriated 3 billion, and Du Zhaocai is also behind bars.
The data exposed by CCTV was in fact a warning to the outside world that Song Kai's takeover of the FA was facing a crisis, and that he was dealing with a mess. Song Kai quickly took a stand and drew a clear line with his predecessor, emphasizing that his top priority was to ensure that the federation did not produce bizarre policies and formulated policies that met the expectations of society. This shows that Song Kai will abandon the mess of his predecessor and listen to public opinion.
Nonetheless, the outside world is not optimistic about Song Kai's prospects. As history has proven, even with outstanding players such as Sun Chengzong and Yuan Chonghuan, it is difficult to save the day. Can the future of the national soccer team be pinned on young players like Wu Lei? I'm afraid it's just wishful thinking. Song Kai puts forward two pragmatic suggestions: one is to attract more excellent coaches to devote themselves to youth training, and the other is to improve the competitiveness of the Chinese Super League and raise the standard of foreign aid importation with reference to the standard of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC). However, all this requires time and financial support.
China's soccer functionaries change again, this time can we see the light of day? The answer is still to be revealed.
