Great luck | Hong Kong football team won the best sports team again after 8 years and Anderson received a new contract from the FA

[Tilu News]Last year, the Hong Kong football team made a historic trip to the semi-finals of the Hangzhou Asian Games and achieved the best performance ever. As a dark horse, it overwhelmed the men’s rugby sevens team, which won the Asian Games gold medal for consecutive years. Following the five-time championship in 2005 (Xiangxue Chenxi) King), 2009 (East Asian Games gold medal), and 2015 (World Cup qualifying match against China) and then won the “Best Sports Team” in the “Hong Kong Outstanding Athletes Election”. All Hong Kong athletes think it is very meaningful. Head coach Anderson, who has repeatedly led the Hong Kong football team to write milestones, also made an appearance. He admitted that he has been offered a three-year new contract by the Football Association and believes that good news will be announced soon.

Hong Kong football has gone through ups and downs in 2023. Although not optimistic before the game, it reached the semi-finals of the Asian Games in Hangzhou and wrote its best results in history. Young Hong Kong football players such as Tse Ka-wing and Poon Pui-hsuan were punished for violating team rules. Seize this opportunity to complete your self-salvation. Tonight, all representatives of the Hong Kong Football Association and the Asian Games, except for the players who are off duty in the Mainland, are all dressed up to attend. Xie Jiarong, the new generation goalkeeper who made a name for himself in this Asian Games, said in an interview: “This is my first time to participate in such a large award ceremony. I am very happy. I didn’t expect to win the award for the first time. The football team has also been separated for many years. The last time was 9 years ago (should be 8 years). I am very happy to win the award again. I hope more people will pay attention to Hong Kong football in the future. Qilan actually performed very well. I am also a little surprised, but I am happy anyway. .

The Asian Games quarter-finals defeated Iran with one stone, and Poon Pui-hsuan, who led the Hong Kong football team to a breakthrough, hopes that this award can revive the weak football market: “For us, this award is a great encouragement to our Asian Games players, and also It is a great encouragement to Hong Kong football. I think this incident can bring Hong Kong football to another level. I hope that fans, media and all friends will continue to support Hong Kong football to take a greater step.

Captain Wu Jinming not only received unanimous praise for his performance during the Asian Games, but also demonstrated outstanding leadership skills. He said that he will remember this Asian Games journey throughout his life: “Our Asian Games journey is really unforgettable. It will never be forgotten in this life, especially for us. Having such good experiences against strong teams, Japan, and Iran will help us in the future.” He also pointed out that winning the “Jiyun” this time has another deep meaning: “I think this award is recognized. The performance is even higher because we have achieved such results against strong teams. We are very happy to be able to fight side by side with everyone on this journey. (Where do you think we will win?) Our victory is breaking history, because we have been in the top eight of Asian Games football in the past. . This time we entered the semi-finals, and it was after so many years! Our competition also united the hearts of many Hong Kong people, and Hong Kong people watched it together in shopping malls and at home. Perhaps this is also our advantage. “

Football is also the only non-elite team sport among the winners of various awards tonight. This makes Wu Jinming feel even more deeply: “This award is definitely a recognition in the Hong Kong sports community, especially since we are separated from the Sports Institute. It has not been an elite sport for many years, but we have received this award. Many thanks to the citizens, or some judges, and sponsors, who recognized us and voted for us.”

The Lee and Man midfielder also hopes that the Hong Kong football team can regularly attend competitions in the future: “If Team A can continue to play in the Asian Cup finals, our youth team can continue to enter the Youth Asian Cup finals. If we can maintain these results, we can We can maintain this result by advancing to the finals week, or by staying in the group stage.”

Football Association President Bei Junqi, Chairman Fok Kai-shan, CEO Tan Qiulang, a group of directors and Anderson all attended the award ceremony. Anderson seemed to be deeply satisfied that he had written good results for the Hong Kong football team during his tenure. The German-Norwegian said: “It is a great achievement for me and the team that the football team won another award after eight years, especially for these young boys. It is not easy. Remember when we participated in the Asian Games, No one expected to reach the semi-finals.” Asked about the Qilan Hong Kong team, which had won two consecutive gold medals in this election, Anderson said it was inconvenient to express his opinion: “To be honest, I was not 100% sure that we had it. Award because rugby is very popular in Hong Kong. I am from Europe and I don’t know whether football in Hong Kong attracts as much public attention as rugby. I only know that football is the most popular sport in the world. Being able to win really depends on the support of the public. “When asked about the progress of contract renewal with the Football Association, he admitted that he had been offered a new three-year contract by the Football Association: “Mr. Huo (Huo Qishan) and I are in the process of negotiating and we will see what happens in the next few days. Maybe it will be implemented in a few days or a week!”

Jieyun related reports

Pictures and text: Vincent, Mak King-chi, He Ziyuan

This article was originally published by “Sportsroad” in “Sports News | Hong Kong Football Team won the best sports team after 8 years and Anderson received a new contract from the Football Association”