2026 is really a year worth remembering for a long time for Chinese football.
In this year, Hu Lai led the Premier League civilian team Leeds City to a historic Premier League championship, and Hu Lai himself became the top scorer in the Premier League. This was the first time that a Chinese player won the top scorer in the Premier League.
In the summer of this year, the Chinese national team also participated in the World Cup finals for the first time in history, and achieved unbeaten results in the group stage, with three draws and three points, the only undefeated result in the World Cup. Although they failed to qualify from the group in the end
, but few people really expected that the Chinese team, which was participating in the World Cup finals for the first time, could reach the knockout rounds. It was the performance of the national football team in the group stage, especially the performance against Brazil, that gave them all hope, and
Starting to look forward to the Iberia World Cup four years later.
Compared with the men's football team participating in the World Cup, the influence and attention of the women's football team has been greatly affected, but Li Qingqing also helped the Paris Eger women's football team win the women's Ligue 1 league championship last season.
This is also her first league championship in her overseas career.
She scored a total of 11 goals and 15 assists in the women's Ligue 1 last season.
is the main contributor to the Paris Eger women's football team winning the league championship.
From the time she transferred to this team in 2023, it took three years for Li Qingqing to finally realize her talents and abilities. This was her best season at Paris Eger.
She not only won the best player of the Women's Ligue 1 last season, but was also selected into the five-person shortlist for the best female football player in Europe last season.
He is the "Best Women's Football Player", not the "Best Young Women's Football Player".
There is no award for the best young player in the women's football team, it is simply the best player.
It can be said that 22-year-old Li Qingqing is one of the five best players in the entire European women's football movement.
At the same time, Hulay is almost certain to win the best young player award in Europe last season.
Men's football and women's football are blooming. For Chinese football, this is nothing less than "double happiness".
Therefore, CCTV specially planned a special report and sent a camera crew to Paris, France to shoot and report the award ceremony.
No matter whether Hu Lai and Li Qingqing win the award in the end, this is the highlight moment of Chinese football.
When the program team chose the final reporting angle and shooting plan, they did not go to the UK to start shooting with Hu Lai. Instead, they took a different route and went directly to Paris, France, to shoot this European football ceremony with Li Qingqing as the protagonist.
On the one hand, it is because there are too many concerns and reports about Hu Lai in the market, which is not surprising and lacks freshness.
On the other hand, the program team also wants to help the women's football team become more popular and earn more attention.
Although men's football is now developing well, women's football, as China's traditional advantage, deserves more attention.
It’s just that women’s football is inherently weak in terms of attention and commercialization.
Even if there is a goddess-level Li Qingqing, it is still difficult to compare with the men's football team.
This time is a good opportunity to take advantage of the popularity and popularity of men's football.
So the film crew approached Li Qingqing and made a fuss around her.
Li Qingqing is not the kind of high-profile person who likes to appear in front of the camera, but she never refuses any activities that can promote women's football. Because she also hopes that China's women's football will get better and better.
Especially after seeing that so many players have come out of the Chinese men’s football team, she also hopes that more female football players can go abroad like the male football players.
So it is her duty to contribute even a small amount to the development of Chinese women's football.
In fact, with the further deepening of the reform of campus football in recent years, the country has referred to the successful experience of the men's campus football league and is preparing for a unified nationwide women's football middle school student league. It is estimated that it will be launched next year. It turns out that there are also women's football campus games in China, but regardless of
In terms of scale and influence, it is far inferior to the mature boys' high school football championship.
Men’s football, after all, still has a club echelon system that can cultivate talents. The talent sources of women’s football come more from campus football, so the women’s football part of campus football should be improved. Only in this way can we provide a steady stream of talents for the Chinese women’s football team.
Moreover, the improvement of campus women's football will also allow those girls who want to play football, but are worried that they will delay their studies if they can't play, or the parents of girls, to dispel these worries and make them more willing to participate in the sport of football.
Come in.
In addition, the Football Association is also planning to merge the women's Chinese Super League and the Chinese Super League and hand them over to the Chinese Super League for management and operation. Instead of the Chinese Super League being only responsible for the men's football league as before, the Chinese Super League for women's football is called "Chinese Super League", but
In fact, it is still managed by the Football Association. In a sense, it is not a real professional league.
Of course, the previous method of letting the Football Association manage it also had its reasons and causes. When the Chinese Women's Football League first started, it lacked market attention and basically no one watched it. Naturally, it could not attract corporate sponsorship and could not carry out supporting commercial development.
If it were fully introduced to the market, I'm afraid it would be dead within two seasons.
Now, with the deepening reform of Chinese football, coupled with changes in people's concepts, the women's football team has emerged with "god-level IP" like Li Qingqing, and everyone has accumulated a lot of experience in the commercial operation of the women's football league. Today's women's football super
Both the attendance rate and the commercial value of the league have been greatly improved compared to the initial stage.
At the same time, due to the improvement of the overall performance of the men's football team and the improvement of the image of the men's football team, the commercial development of the Chinese Super League is better than before. The commercial income of the Chinese Super League is increasing year by year, and there are more funds to support the women's football Super League. In the past, there were always people
They like to use the women's football team to mock the men's football team, and promote the women's football team and the men's football team as either-or rivals. Little do they know that the men's and women's football teams are actually interdependent. In many cases, the women's football team even needs the men's football team to support them. What do you mean by disbanding the men's football team?
Football, people who are vigorously developing women's football may not have imagined that if the men's football team is really disbanded, then the women's football team will die next...
When all conditions are mature, the Football Association considers handing over the management of the Women's Super League to the Chinese Super League.
The Football Association’s focus on women’s football has shifted to the cultivation of echelon talents and the popularization of campus women’s football games.
After the men's football team has achieved results through reforms, the Football Association also hopes that the women's football team can regain its glory. To be honest, although the overall level of today's women's football team is higher than that of the men's football team, judging from their own historical results, they have actually regressed.
Men's football has made great progress, and women's football should also return to their original historical position. Only then can it be regarded as progress in Chinese football.
After all, Chinese football includes men’s football and women’s football, not just men’s football.
As long as it is conducive to the development and progress of women's football, Li Qingqing will not refuse.
She happily agreed to this filming, and she has basically decided to serve as the image promotion ambassador of the new Women's Football Super League. Not only that, if a unified national women's football campus competition is established, she will also serve as the image spokesperson for this event.
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“Qingqing, you didn’t notify Hu Lai in advance?”
Wang Shanshan confirmed with Li Qingqing.
“No.” Li Qingqing shook her head and replied.
“That’s good.” Wang Shanshan smiled, “I’m looking forward to his expression when he sees you at the airport.”
“I’m looking forward to it too.” Li Qingqing smiled.
During the filming of this program, the program team asked Li Qingqing to pick up Hu Lai at the airport. After all, she is a "landlord" in Paris, and her relationship with Hu Lai is so good. Hu Lai should come to Paris anyway.
Do you want to do your best to be a landlord?
Li Qingqing agreed.
For the sake of the effectiveness of the program, the program team proposed that the news should be kept strictly confidential from Hu Lai and they would give him a surprise at the airport.
Li Qingqing also agreed.
Now they are sitting in the car going to the airport.
“When we get to the airport, we will first intercept Hu Lai as a media reporter, and then interview him. Then you will show up..."
In the car, Wang Shanshan and Li Qingqing began to discuss the details.
The two women got together and discussed enthusiastically how they could give Hu Lai this surprise.
Cameraman Xiao Zhang, who was sitting in the passenger seat, turned around and saw this scene. He suddenly had a somewhat absurd idea and was targeted by the two beauties. He didn’t know whether he should sympathize or envy him...
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It didn’t take long to fly from Leeds Airport to Paris. Soon the Leeds City Club team got off the plane and went downstairs, then passed the shuttle bus and arrived at the terminal.
They picked up their luggage at the luggage carousel and walked to the exit together.
There, they will be welcomed by some media reporters and then interviewed.
The interview questions are all similar, and Hu Lai will become the focus of all the media.
After all, there are rumors that he will win the final European Best Young Player Award.
The official did not admit it, but everyone analyzed the ten-man candidate list one by one and listed the performance data of these players last season.
Which one can compare with Hulay’s thirty-two Premier League goals, one Premier League title, Premier League Golden Boot, Premier League Best Player, five World Cup goals and World Cup Golden Boot?
Even the young players performed equally well and were all the best among their peers.
But in the face of Hu Lai's performance that is completely beyond his age, it is not enough.
The 22-year-old top scorer in the Premier League and the World Cup Golden Boot cannot even win the award for the best young player in Europe, then the fairness of this award should be questioned...
Some media even said that based on Hulay's performance, logically speaking, he should not compete for the Best Young Player Award. He should compete for the Best Player Award in Europe, also known as the "Golden Ball Award."
His results, when compared to a group of young players, are really...a bit of a dimensionality reduction attack.
Sure enough, when they walked out, they saw about twenty or thirty media reporters who were obviously waiting for them.
No, to be precise, I am waiting for Hu Lai.
Whether it was head coach Clark or Pete Williams, there were only two or three reporters in front of them.
Hu Lai was surrounded by reporters, with microphones, recorders, and mobile phones all reaching for him.
“Hu, it is rumored that you have been confirmed to win this year’s European Young Player Award... What do you think of winning the award?”
“Winning an award? No, I didn’t receive any news that I won the award. I came here as one of the ten candidates...so I don’t have any opinion.”
“Hu. Among the best young players in the past twenty-five years, ten have won the European Ballon d’Or. Do you think you are likely to win the European Ballon d’Or in the future?”
“Oh, I told you, I’m not even sure I’ll win, so don’t count me in...”
Hu Lai responded to reporters’ questions with impeccable answers and refused to give reporters a chance to get him into trouble.
Seeing that Hu Lai was so cautious, the reporters changed the way they asked the question: "So, Hu Lai, how do you feel about being selected into the final ten candidates?"
“How do you feel? I feel very happy. This is recognition of my performance in the past season. I am very happy to receive this recognition..."
Hulai answered the reporters’ questions and followed them outside.
Just when he was about to walk out of the terminal, Wang Shanshan appeared in front of him: "Hello, Hu Lai, we are from CCTV..."
Hu Lai was a little surprised: "Why did you come to Paris?"
Wang Shanshan smiled and said: “Aren’t you here to cover your award ceremony?”
Even when facing an old acquaintance, Hu Lai still answered accurately. He shook his head and corrected: "It's not an award ceremony."
Wang Shanshan did not bother with the issue: "Is that considered a nomination?"
“Yes, nomination.” Hu Lai nodded and continued walking forward.
“Since it’s a nomination, both you and Li Qingqing have been nominated this time. Is there anything you want to say to her?”
Hearing Li Qingqing's name, Hu Lai raised his hands and wanted to speak, but was interrupted by Wang Shanshan: "Can you say it to the camera, Hu Lai?"
Hu Lai glanced at the camera next to the reporter, then stopped and turned towards the camera lens.
"Congratulations, Li Qingqing. The candidate for the best player in Europe is one level higher than the candidate for a young player like me. It's amazing!" Hu Lai gave a thumbs up to the camera. "Come on, try to be selected as Miss World Football next time."
of……"
Before he finished speaking, he saw a person coming out from the side of the camera, looking at him with a smile as bright as a flower: "Thank you for your good words, Hu Lai!"
Hu Lai was stunned at first, as if he didn't dare to recognize him, but soon his eyes widened and he exclaimed: "Why are you here?!"
“As a landowner, I’m here to welcome you!” Li Qingqing smiled happily.
When Li Qingqing came out, Wang Shanshan took a step back. Seeing this scene from the side, she also laughed happily.
She finally succeeded in seeing what she had been planning!
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It’s so beautiful!
The encounter between a boy and a girl in a foreign country brings surprise and warmth.
Her eyes wandered back and forth between the two people's faces. She first saw Li Qingqing smiling brightly, and then saw Hu Lai being surprised and then happy, and then laughing.
The two people just looked at each other and smiled.
They have been on the same stage many times, and this time they stand side by side on the big stage of European football.
Wang Shanshan deliberately created this "accidental encounter" to declare to the whole of Europe:
Look! This is the golden boy of our Chinese football!
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