体坛英语资讯：Chinese football has bright future, says FIFA official Zhang Jian
<p><span word="CHANGSHA">CHANGSHA</span>, <span word="May">May</span> 19-- <span word="The">The</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="role">role</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="provide">provide</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="avenue">avenue</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="convergence">convergence</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="football">football</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="football">football</span> <span word="culture">culture</span>. <span word="Furthermore">Furthermore</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="prove">prove</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="crucial">crucial</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="step">step</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="someday">someday</span> <span word="host">host</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="FIFA">FIFA</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span>, <span word="said">said</span> <span word="newly">newly</span> <span word="elected">elected</span> <span word="FIFA">FIFA</span> <span word="council">council</span> <span word="member">member</span>.</p><p><span word="Earlier">Earlier</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="month">month</span>, <span word="Zhang">Zhang</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="current">current</span> <span word="senior">senior</span> <span word="vice">vice</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="General">General</span> <span word="Secretary">Secretary</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="Football">Football</span> <span word="Association">Association</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="elected">elected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="FIFA">FIFA</span> <span word="council">council</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> 27<span word="th">th</span> <span word="AFC">AFC</span> <span word="Congress">Congress</span> 2017 <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Manama">Manama</span>, <span word="Bahrain">Bahrain</span>.</p><p><span word="He">He</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Xinhua">Xinhua</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2017 <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Soccer">Soccer</span> <span word="Forum">Forum</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="believes">believes</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="soccer">soccer</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="position">position</span>.</p><p>"<span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="outlook">outlook</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="Football">Football</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="internal">internal</span>, <span word="revolutionary">revolutionary</span> <span word="reform">reform</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="wish">wish</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="integrate">integrate</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="football">football</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Asian">Asian</span> <span word="Football">Football</span> <span word="Confederation">Confederation</span> (<span word="AFC">AFC</span>) <span word="but">but</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="global">global</span> <span word="emergence">emergence</span>," <span word="says">says</span> <span word="Zhang">Zhang</span>, "<span word="Internationally">Internationally</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="expansion">expansion</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="football">football</span> <span word="market">market</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="benefits">benefits</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="opportunities">opportunities</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="that">that</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="industry">industry</span>."</p><p><span word="Still">Still</span> <span word="catching">catching</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="level">level</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="footballing">footballing</span> <span word="world">world</span>, <span word="Zhang">Zhang</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Asian">Asian</span> <span word="football">football</span> <span word="industry">industry</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="gap">gap</span>.</p><p><span word="Despite">Despite</span> <span word="these">these</span> <span word="challenges">challenges</span>, <span word="Zhang">Zhang</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="anything">anything</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="possible">possible</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="football">football</span>.</p><p>"<span word="I">I</span> <span word="believe">believe</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="bright">bright</span> <span word="future">future</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="Asia">Asia</span> <span word="represent">represent</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="majority">majority</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="population">population</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="richest">richest</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="biggest">biggest</span> <span word="economic">economic</span> <span word="markets">markets</span>," <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Commentators">Commentators</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="predicted">predicted</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="bid">bid</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="host">host</span> <span word="the">the</span> 2034 <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Cup">Cup</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="speculation">speculation</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="later">later</span> <span word="dismissed">dismissed</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="Football">Football</span> <span word="Association">Association</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="formal">formal</span> <span word="statement">statement</span>.</p>
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