Visit the Japanese high school football league with the attendance rate exceeding J league in the championship final of Japanese high school football league.

  Xinhua News Agency, Tokyo, July 18th-More than 4,000 teams competed, many spectators came to cheer, and the players strove towards the dream of "dominating the whole country" … Japan’s high school football league, with a history of 100 years, entrusted the youth and dreams of countless football teenagers and contributed to the popularization and improvement of Japanese football.

  The attendance rate of the final exceeded that of the professional competition.

  Japan’s high school football league began in 1917, and it is held once a year except for five sessions due to war and other factors. Today, more than 4,000 senior high school teams participate in regional qualifiers every year, and finally 48 winning teams (2 in Tokyo and 1 in other regions) are selected by 47 prefectures and counties to represent the region in the national competition.

  The annual national competition can be called an annual football feast. Take the 96th National Competition of Japanese Senior High School Football League as an example. From December 30, 2017 to January 8, 2018, 48 teams from 4,093 senior high school teams had a single-loss elimination match, with a cumulative audience of nearly 300,000 in 47 games, with an average of more than 6,300 people per game.

  After some fierce fighting, the final finalists were Maebashi Yuying High School in Gunma County and Dabai High School in Chiba County. The final was held in Saitama 2002 World Cup Stadium, which attracted 41,337 people to watch the match. This figure also dwarfs many games in Japan’s professional football league (J League). According to statistics, in 2017, the average audience of Japanese professional football league (J1) was 18,883, that of J2 was 6,980, and that of J3 was only 2,613.

  The high attendance rate is also related to the closeness of the ticket prices. In the semi-finals and finals, the first 3000 primary school students present are free of tickets. In the final, there are no free seats with designated seats. The price of primary school students is 800 yen (equivalent to RMB 47 yuan), high school students are 1,000 yen, and adult audience is 1,500 yen. The fare for designated seats ranges from 2,600 to 4,100 yen. Tickets for semi-finals and other competitions are slightly lower.

  In the end, with a goal in stoppage time, Maebashi Yuying High School won the final and won the championship for the first time. Although there is no bonus, the high-standard treatment received by the team after winning the championship also proves from the side that local governments and people attach importance to this football event.

  Back in Gunma County, the team’s parade in the downtown area of Qianqiao County attracted 30,000 people. Subsequently, the team was awarded the "County Citizen Honor Award" in Gunma County, which was founded in 1994. Prior to this, only astronauts had won it from Jing Qianqiu, Sumo Kungfu, the baseball department of Tongsheng No.1 University, Ogiwara Kenji, who won the gold medal in the Winter Olympics, and the baseball department of Maebashi Yuying High School.

  High exposure and great influence

  The regional qualifiers of Japan’s senior high school football league are organized and arranged by local football associations, while the national competition is hosted by Japan Football Association, Japan Senior High School Sports League and 43 TV stations headed by Japanese TV station NTV. The event is broadcast live all over the country with extremely high exposure. In addition, Yomiuri Shimbun, as a backup unit, its newspapers and magazines will also report the competition greatly.

  In order to attract popularity and expand influence, the Japanese High School Football League has invited professional players who have participated in the High School Football League as image spokespersons since 2002, and the spokesperson for 2017 is Yuya Osako. Eiji kawashima, Shinji Okazaki, Gaku Shibasaki, Makoto Hasebe, etc. have all served as spokesmen among the Japanese national team members who played in the Russian World Cup recently.

  There is also a female image representative in the league, also known as the "aid manager", and many famous Japanese female artists have played this role. In addition, each league has its own theme song and sells products around the competition.

  The high exposure of high school football league attracted the sponsorship of Teijin, Toyota, Puma, Meiji, Fuji Xerox and other large enterprises. Hitachi, Nissan, Mitsui, Nike, Sanyo, Taisho Pharmaceutical and Coca-Cola were also sponsors of the league.

  Inject fresh blood into professional football

  The annual Japanese High School Football League has become an important place for professional clubs to select new stars. At present, Japanese professional football players mainly come from two channels: the youth training echelon of the club, and the football associations of universities and high schools. A big competition like the high school league is a great opportunity for players to show their abilities and move towards a career path.

  The most talked about example is keisuke honda, who played for the Japanese team in the Russian World Cup recently. Honda was eliminated by the youth training echelon of Gamba Osaka, and then returned to Xingling High School in Ishikawa Prefecture. Later, it performed well in the high school league and was contested by nearly ten clubs, and finally embarked on the road of professional players.

  In addition, Gaku Shibasaki and other Japanese international players are also from high school teams, and they are recruited by professional clubs because of their outstanding performance in the competition.

  In addition to Japan’s senior high school football league, the Gaoyuan Palace Cup football championship and the comprehensive sports conference of Japanese universities have also attracted much attention. According to Japanese media statistics, many teams play more than 200 games every year. Large and small competitions have created rich practical opportunities for Japanese high school teams to help them improve their strength quickly, even if professional teams face them, they should not be taken lightly.

  In addition, campus teams and competitions have also made great contributions to cultivating football atmosphere and popularizing football culture. According to Kensuke Yamada, coach of Maebashi Yuying High School Football Team, there are more than 4,000 large and small high school football teams in Japan. "Even if there are 50 people in each team, there will be 200,000 people. These high school students will engage in football-related jobs in the future, such as being professional players, coaches and instructors, or just becoming fans, which will promote the development of Japanese football." (Yan Lei, Deng Min, Liu Cong)

Mahrez won the Premier League title for the fifth time in his career, ranking first among African players.

Live on May 21st, after Arsenal lost this round, Manchester City has won the Premier League title ahead of schedule.

Mahrez also won the fifth Premier League trophy in his career, including four in Manchester City and one in leicester city. Mahrez also became the African player who won the Premier League title the most times in history, followed by Drogba’s four times and Yaya Toure’s three times.

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The most expensive lineup in football history: Messi without Ronaldo! Mbappé’s 200 million top partner Harland

On April 23rd, Beijing time, the German "Transfer Market" took stock of the most expensive 11-man lineup in history, with a total value of 1.5 billion euros! Let’s see who is selected.

In the goalkeeper position, oblak, the goalkeeper of Atletico Madrid in 2018-19 season, is worth 100 million euros! The left-back is Bayern’s flying wing Alfonso Davis in the 2020-21 season, and the right-back is Liverpool’s main force Arnold in the 2019-20 season, with 110 million yuan. The central defenders are Fan Dike (100 million) in 2019-20 season and Vallanet (80 million) in 2018-19 season.

In midfield, Deborah, the core of Manchester City in the 2017-18 season, is worth 150 million. And this season’s Dortmund star Bellingham, reached 120 million euros. On the left is Neymar, who is worth 180 million euros in the 2017-18 season!

Of course, the right winger is Messi. In the 2017-18 season, the value of the ball king is also 180 million. It is worth mentioning that Cristiano Ronaldo, another peerless and arrogant player, was not selected for this lineup.

On the front line, Harland, the Manchester City center this season, is worth 170 million euros, while Mbappé, the great Paris, is worth 200 million euros in the 2018-19 season, which is also the highest in history.

Lautaro Di Maria Messi’s top three Di Bala followed by Argentine players after the World Cup.

The four-year World Cup is the biggest football feast in international football. It has been several months since the end of the 2022 World Cup, and the 2026 World Cup qualifiers are about to start on all continents. For international football, the World Cup is always a hot topic, especially for world cup champions. As we all know, under the leadership of Messi, Argentina finally won the World Cup again after a lapse of 36 years, which is undoubtedly a great honor.

ESPN, an internationally renowned sports media, recently made a statistic, that is, the scoring list of world champion Argentine players after the World Cup. At the top of the list, it turned out that lautaro, who didn’t score a goal in the World Cup, scored nine goals, making him the absolute top scorer in the Inter team. I have to sigh, it’s really a trick. Before the World Cup, he was considered as a strong contender for the top scorer because of his good state at Inter Milan.

Unexpectedly, in the World Cup, because the first goal was blown and the ankle was injured, the opportunity was repeatedly missed, otherwise Argentina would win the championship with fewer twists and turns. The second place is the old angel Di Maria, who scored a total of 7 goals in various competitions, which really played an old role. Not only did he play Mr. Key in the World Cup, but now he often plays the terminator of key games in Juventus. I don’t know why Paris sold him in the first place.

The third place is Messi, who plays in Paris, scoring 6 goals in total. This is actually a good data, but it is a pity that Gabriel was eliminated in the Champions League. Perhaps his future will be worthy of attention. The fourth place is Messi’s royal substitute Dibala, who scored five goals and is becoming the core figure in the Roma team. Mcallister and Alvarez scored 3 goals each, Correa, acuna and almada scored 2 goals each.

The governing body of Argentina national football team is Argentine Football Association, which is one of the most successful national teams in the world. It has won 21 national team championships, including three World Cups (1978, 1986 and 2022), 15 Copa America, two Olympic gold medals (2004 and 2008) and one gold medal.