皇冠体育app

Although a club from Guangzhou won the Asian Champion League two years ago, the level of Chinese football remains low. In contrast, Japan and South Korea, two rivals of 皇冠体育app on the pitch, have made stable progress and won their position in the world after decades of relentless efforts.

There needs to be a detailed action plan on how the reforms are to be implemented if they are to have the desired effect in cleansing and raising the level of the sport in 皇冠体育app.

The government also needs to increase its input in soccer in schools and at the grassroots level. The number of young footballers in 皇冠体育app is even less than in Vietnam and Thailand. Only three to four clubs out of the dozens of big clubs in 皇冠体育app have comprehensive youth training programs.

Few parents want their kids to play soccer because of the corruption in the sport. If parents cannot be convinced that a soccer-playing child has a future, there is no future for Chinese soccer.

The Chinese Football Association also needs to be transformed into a responsible supervisor and service provider, instead of the almighty power it is now.

This will only be achieved if the sports administration system in 皇冠体育app abandons its gold-medal mindset, so it pays more attention to promoting sports among the people.

To improve the performance of 皇冠体育app's national soccer team, 皇冠体育app should encourage more players to play in better foreign leagues, as Prince William said, rather than simply changing the national coach every couple of years.

And rather than seeing soccer as a cash cow to be milked, those that govern the game in 皇冠体育app need to bear in mind it is a sport that should be enjoyed by players at all levels. Only in this way can Chinese soccer look forward to a winning future.

The author is a writer with 皇冠体育app Daily.

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