Zhuo Yang was in the center of the arena of St. Suzaku, holding the microphone in his left hand and his chest with his right hand, and waited for two minutes before the fans gradually stopped shouting.

"Thank you for ......"

The cheers suddenly resumed, and it was another two minutes.

"My name is Zhuo Yang, and I am the captain of the Chinese national team." His voice is not high-pitched, but a slowly deep baritone. "My name is Zhuo Yang, and I am your captain."

"Today, on the scene and on the spot, the national team is each and every one of you, we are your team, I am your captain."

"We will always fight for you, and I will always fight for you!"

"I walked out of the city seven years ago to follow my dreams, and I want everyone to find their dreams. Or, make this team your dream. ”

"Let's play, brothers. Let you be the men on the pitch and let your skin turn a rough black from the scorching sun. ”

"Girls, beautiful girls, love the men who run on the field! A man who kicks a ball, there are no soft eggs. ”

"Young mothers, let your kids play football! Let your children fall and get back up in the wind and rain, and let the scars be the badge of their manhood. ”

"Come play, come play with me, I'm your captain."

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The words of just two minutes were not as long as they were interrupted by cheers, but these few words were later called the 'Chinese Football Declaration'.

In Zhuo Yang's words, there is no oath, no pride, and no official words, but just tells all fans - come and play!

In the past few years in Europe, Zhuo Yang has a very good feeling for folk football in Germany and Italy. Whether it's Hannover or Milan, or any other city he knows of, the general public is very involved in the sport, and there are countless amateur competitions within the framework of professional football in Europe.

Almost every adult man has his or her own community team, and the team also plays every week. In some football towns, such as Milan, men hardly know how to play, and everyone will fiddle with it a few times. Although the level of Milan's folk team may not be much higher than that of Xi'an, the number of participants is too different. This is true in Milan, it is true in Europe, it is true in Xi'an, it is also true in China.

After returning to the national team, Zhuo Yang learned that in the selection of each National Olympic team, there were only a few hundred players of appropriate age, and the minimum number was only 113, which was unbelievably small. Twenty-three of them will be selected and will become the backbone of the senior national team in the future.

There are disagreements within and outside the statistics on the number of registered players in China's professional football, with the Football Association saying 8,000 and FIFA saying more than 70,000. Perhaps both numbers are correct, one is the number of registered players in the professional leagues, and the other is the number of people who participate in relatively regular competitions throughout the year.

But even 70,000 people are pitifully small. Not to mention Europe, Japan has 500,000 on this number, and South Korea also has so much.

Of course, Cheng Hao told Zhuo Yang in detail that the small number of people playing football is actually a social problem, and factors such as venues, learning, employment, and only children restrict young people from entering the stadium, and it is not that Chinese only like to watch and not to play. Zhuo Yang knows this, and he can't solve it, but he still wants to use his influence to make one more person walk into the court, and it is good to exercise his body, at least it is sunnier to go to the court than to stay at home.

As the world's No. 1 sport, football has penetrated into all aspects of the entire society, and it is not something that can be done well by one department. Under the avalanche, not a single snowflake is innocent. From the Football Association, coaches and players, to media reporters, to fans; From capital, market, to management, staff, to basic education, only when the level of all these things is improved, can the level of the national team rise steadily.

"From a fan point of view, it's really very simple." Cheng Hao said: "When I was young, I tried to play football as much as possible, and when I couldn't play, I encouraged my children to play football. If you can't find it or can't get on the field, go to the stadium and watch a football match. If you can't grab a ticket, you can also watch the live broadcast at home to increase the ratings. These are all contributing to Chinese football. ”

"You can also buy football newspapers to promote the development of football media. To buy jerseys and football peripherals, this is also to contribute to Chinese football. ”

"If you have a bit of a pen, go and write positive football online articles. No, then go and see, of course, you must see the genuine version, and you must use all means such as subscribing to the monthly pass recommendation to support the online writer, and you can only be a qualified fan if you look at the genuine version. ”

"If you even have to watch pirated football online articles, how can you still have the face to accuse the national football team of playing stinky football, isn't this reasonable?"

Zhuo Yang slapped his thigh and nodded vigorously: "You're so right!" Support the genuine, hooray! ”

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Maybe Zhuo Yang just felt it today and fanned his feelings a little, but the Chinese fans really loved him too much, and just a few words triggered obvious effects. Since this day, there has been a significant increase in the number of young people entering the course, and many city courses have become very popular for rentals on weekdays and nights. The number of students playing soccer on college campuses gradually outnumbered the number of students playing basketball, and soccer became the number one sport on campus again.

Of course, all this is not the work of Zhuo Yang alone. Many media have called for 'playing football with the captain', the education department has also added football content to the physical education curriculum of primary and secondary schools, and many heavyweight capitals have begun to take advantage of the opportunity to re-enter Chinese football. The 'Chinese Football Declaration' became an introduction.

Zhuo Yang's 'Chinese Football Manifesto' has no utilitarianism, no flaunting, just simply playing football. Football is the simplest sport, you can kick it with your feet and run it with your legs. Football is also the happiest sport because there are brothers on the field.

Zhuo Yang stepped off the platform in the center of the court, ready to prepare for the next match against Australia. There was still a surging shout all around, but in the midst of this hustle and bustle, he strangely remembered what Fa Xiaoyang had said a few months ago.

"Zhuo Yang, do you know where football originated?"

"Yes! Modern football originated in England, and the prototype of football originated from the Keju in the Spring and Autumn Period in China. This is all a matter of conclusion by FIFA. ”

"Neither nor not!" "Kemari and football are two different things, Kemari is just a skill, and football is a sport," Ocean said. The British also learned from others later, in fact, football originated here, originated in Xi'an. ”

"Yo, it's so fresh, let's hear it."

"During the Zhenguan period of the Tang Dynasty, there was a general of Yulin Wei in Chang'an City, who simplified and reformed the polo that was very popular at that time, and turned it into a ball game that did not need to be ridden or used to kick with a club. This is the true origin of football. ”

Zhuo Yang felt that this statement was too unbelievable, even if he never doubted the ocean, he still couldn't believe it. Zhuo Yang asked him if he had any real evidence and historical materials, and Haiyang shook his head and did not answer.

"This general of Yulinwei, named Cheng Zhijie, was buried in Liquan County in the west after his death. He also has a name, called Cheng Yanjin. ”

Zhuo Yang didn't know why he suddenly remembered these things today.