News flash: March 5, according to an exclusive report by Soccer Daily, the process of restoring home and away stadiums for the new soccer season is about to reach a critical point. According to the report, there are only two hurdles left to break through for the resumption of the home and away system, and many local governments have already issued licenses to hold matches, so the situation is promising.
Before yesterday's deadline, the CFA and the CFA preparatory team successfully recovered the feedback from the 18 Chinese Super League (CSL) teams on the survey on the restoration of home and away venues. It is reported that all the Chinese Super League teams have submitted the survey feedback, the Chinese Super League and the Chinese A clubs generally positive attitude, the Chinese Super League 18 clubs unanimously passed, the vast majority of local football associations also expressed support for the resumption of home and away stadiums, only a small number of associations are in the process of negotiation with the local government.
At the Central League level, most of the 18 clubs are in agreement with the local associations and support the resumption of home and away matches. The attitude of the clubs in the second division is divided, with some clubs supporting it and some having reservations due to venue and financial issues.
Soccer Daily breaks down the specific steps to restore the home and away stadiums in detail. At present, the restoration of home and away stadiums has been initially recognized by the higher authorities, which is the basis for the preparatory group to send out survey feedback. However, the Chinese Super League and Chinese League One clubs still need to pass the final approval in order to completely restore the home and away stadiums. Once this step is completed, the process of restoring home and away stadiums is at an end, and the next step is the permission of the local government. If the overall approval is passed and the local government generally agrees, there will be no substantial obstacles to the resumption of home and away matches.
According to Soccer Daily, the CFA and CFF preparatory teams are working closely with Chinese Super League and Chinese League One clubs and their local football associations to ensure the smooth issuance of local licenses to host matches. Already, local governments have issued tournament licenses, clearing some of the hurdles for the resumption of the home-and-away system.
If the resumption of home and away matches is eventually successfully implemented, it will undoubtedly be a boon to the general public, as well as a strong impetus for CFL practitioners. (Source: DD)
