[Tilu News]The 2024 Year of the Dragon Lunar New Year Cup has been implemented, with the Hong Kong Star Team facing the World Star Team. The organizer of the event, Jin Wai Ming, and Hong Kong football legend Chen Chi Hong are both co-conveners of the Hong Kong Professional Footballers Association, and the latter is also happy to take charge. The formation work of the Hong Kong Star Team. According to the announcement of the tournament today (14th), in addition to Chen Chi Hong himself, the home team has recruited Hong Kong football players from all generations including Li Kin-woo, Santos, Ou Weilun, Fan Junye, Chen Zhaoqi and Yip Honghui. No wonder everyone is laughing at the record today. In other words, the host’s “star flavor” is by no means inferior to that of the world’s stars.
The “FWD Insurance Lunar New Year Cup” is scheduled to be held on February 13 next year, the fourth day of the Lunar New Year. For local fans, the host lineup is also very attractive. In addition to the above-mentioned seven stars, Peter Man, Tang Jianwen, Chen Weihao, Li Weiman, Leung Chun-bang, Li Kanglian and Zhu Shauji are also on the list. Chen Zhikang, one of the “flag-bearers”, said: “In addition to Ah Fai, our goalkeeper is Fan Junye. If we talk about these two, everyone should remember that they are both footballers. There are also Li Jianhe and Li Jianhe who did not come to the press conference today. Santos, Ou Weilun, ‘Chen Qi’, etc. If compared with European stars, the number of our footballers should beat them first.”
For Chen Weihao and Chen Zhaoqi, because they decided to hang up their boots (in 2020) during the lockdown period due to the epidemic, it was a pity that they were unable to formally say goodbye to the fans on the court. Talking about the farewell match that was three years late, Chen Weihao said with a smile: “There was actually a farewell match at that time. Luo Sheng (class leader Luo Jiecheng) said that there were arrangements, but later there was no way because many things had changed due to the epidemic. I won’t regard this Lunar New Year Cup as a compensation, but I will always feel that I belong to the stadium. Before retiring, I played home games in the stadium for the Pegasus, so I don’t even play in the Eastern Division of the A-League. Of course Yeah, I have to pay to come in and watch my football!”
When asked about the memories the Lunar New Year Cup brought to him, the 41-year-old “Weihao” said: “A lot of memories. I remember I used to look forward to the Lunar New Year Cup because there were two or three team leaders first, and there must have been a few big gifts. We Usually I would play in the first or last game. When it was not a game, I would walk around the stadium because I was not married at that time. Many people would come and give me money, which would be several thousand yuan, or even more than my monthly salary. , so the Lunar New Year Cup used to be a very anticipated football day. Later, because I got married, I had to hand out red packets, so I always left after playing.” He believes that the Lunar New Year Cup has always been a tradition in Hong Kong, and hopes that it can Pass it on: “I think it is an indispensable program. It is really like a tradition every year, just like watching a dragon boat during the Dragon Boat Festival. It is difficult to watch a ball game during the New Year, especially when working and some children go to school. It’s enough time to watch a football match, and then go to say New Year greetings after watching it. I hope we can do it every year.”
Tang Jianwen has participated in the Lunar New Year Cup more than once in the past. He is looking forward to playing against Todi, but he is even more looking forward to cooperating with “Weihao”: “This time I look back at the stars of my own era, maybe compared to Tottenham and Manchester City. I’m even more looking forward to it because I’ve been watching Todi since I was a child, and I also have a good friend who supports Roma. But the happiest thing is that I can be on the same team as ‘Brother Hao’. I’ve never tried it before in my memory, so I’m really looking forward to it!”
Yip Hung-fai and Leung Chun-bong, who currently play for Oriental, are the two current players in the Hong Kong Stars team. On the first day of the new year, they will compete with Kit Chi for the senior silver medal championship. Liang Zhenbang, who plays the role of defense, said with a smile that he will commit more fouls and give opponents opportunities to perform free throws: “Hualang and Snead are both world-class stars. Their free throws, corner kicks and free kicks are very good. I hope that by then Don’t give them so many fouls…but actually in this game I think we should kick them and give them more fouls to let them perform their best tricks.”
Chen Zhikang has played against Liverpool and Manchester United as a player, but he is still looking forward to playing on the court again this time. He also said that if time permits, he may ask his teammates to come out to practice together and show his best performance on the fourth day of the Lunar New Year.
Pictures and text: Vincent
This article is written by “Sportsroad“Originally published in “[Football]The Lunar New Year Cup becomes a belated farewell match. Chen Weihao: I always belong to the stadium」
2023-12-14 12:09:34
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