Chapter 1158 Refuse to Be Inducted Into the English Football Hall of Fame?
Chapter 1180 Refuse to be inducted into the English Football Hall of Fame?
On Monday morning, the Football Association announced the candidates for the 2015 England Hall of Fame, and Dong Fangzhuo's name was clearly on the list.
The English Football Hall of Fame is located in the British Football Museum. The museum moved from Preston to Manchester in 2012 to celebrate the achievements of English footballers or footballers who have played in England.
New members are added to the Hall of Fame every year. The inductees must be over 30 years old and have played or coached in English football for at least 5 years. Football heroes in the Hall of Fame will forever be on display in the Football Museum.
Dong Fangzhuo is over 30 years old, so he is certainly qualified to enter the selection. At this age, to be honest, he is still too young, but his special status allowed him to accelerate into the ranks of this selection.
Coincidentally, this time the Football Association's move is a bit big, because Dong Fangzhuo is not the only Chinese inducted into the Hall of Fame, but also Sun Jihai.
There are only four candidates inducted into the Hall of Fame this time. Dong Fangzhuo and Sun Jihai occupy two places. The other two are former Manchester United players Gary Neville and Ryan Giggs, three Manchester United players and one Manchester City player.
When Dong Fangzhuo received the call from the club, the whole world and England knew about it. The number of goals scored has reached the fourth place in the Premier League. What is the problem with being selected? It is that Sun Jihai's selection has caused too much controversy.
Many media expressed dissatisfaction with Sun Jihai's selection. They believed it was a wrong decision.
The British media "The Sun" issued an article questioning it, claiming that Sun Jihai's shortlisting was a mistake. "Obviously this was a mistake. A little-known Chinese player was awarded a top honor, alongside Bergkamp and Cantona."
The Sun's wording was merciless and directly criticized Sun Jihai for not being qualified to be inducted into the English Football Hall of Fame. They believed that this was a gift from the British to the Chinese and a by-product of Dong Fangzhuo's halo.
"The Sun" believes that Sun Jihai's strength on the field is not enough to get this honor. However, their accusation may not be valid. You must know that being selected into the English Football Hall of Fame is not just about his strength on the field. It also depends on the player's contribution to football. There is no doubt about Jihai's achievements.
The main reason why Sun Jihai was elected to the English Football Hall of Fame is his status as a "football ambassador" and his contribution to the development of football. As a famous player of Manchester City, Sun Jihai has been announced by Manchester City Club as the image ambassador of Manchester City in China. He will assist Manchester City to strengthen cooperation with Chinese enterprises and help Manchester City Club promote the Chinese market.
Sun Jihai has become a bridge between Chinese and British football. Judging from this contribution, Jihai is fully qualified to be elected to the Hall of Fame.
It was originally a very happy thing, but because they questioned Sun Jihai, Dong Fangzhuo also became unhappy. Dong Fangzhuo read various news in the morning. The media almost unanimously said that Sun Jihai was not qualified to be selected.
Dong Fangzhuo had to stand up and speak for Sun Jihai. He invited reporters from the "Manchester Evening News" and Manchester United TV and held a small press conference.
"In the opinion of some media, Sun Jihai is not good enough to be elected to the Hall of Fame? This is simply a joke."
"Do you know Sun Jihai's influence in our country?"
"In 1998, Sun Jihai and Fan Zhiyi came to Crystal Palace, which was in League One at the time. At that time, most fans in China knew that there was a team called Crystal Palace, even though Crystal Palace was nothing. At that time, it happened to be At the 1998 World Cup in France, Manchester United and David Beckham were really well-known to Chinese fans, and then Arsenal. Later, Sun Jihai joined Manchester City, which completely ignited Chinese fans' understanding of the Premier League. Without Sun Jihai and Fan Zhiyi, they would not have known the British The promotion and contribution of football, Chinese fans will not be so obsessed with the Premier League."
"Similarly, then I came to England in 2004. He was a pioneer and leader of football. Without him, there would be no me."
"The media who questioned Sun Jihai's induction into the Hall of Fame are idiot media. This makes me feel quite angry."
"Do you know how much broadcasting fees our country contributes to your league every year? 100 million pounds. Just because Sun Jihai, I, and Zhu Ting play here. What is the concept of 100 million pounds, half of the broadcasting fees. How can such a contribution be despised by you?"
"That being said, I really have no interest in being inducted into the Premier League Hall of Fame. It doesn't matter if I don't join. Therefore, if the relevant media do not make a sincere apology, I will firmly refuse to be inducted into the English Football Hall of Fame."
Originally everyone thought he was going to say something about his feelings at the press conference, but who knew it was for the English media. In fact, Dong Fangzhuo has not interacted with the English media for many years. This time he was truly angry.
"Wardfalk?"
"Refuse to be selected?" When Sky TV's Lineker received the news, his eyes almost fell to the ground.
"Those damn media, now it's funny. The greatest player in the history of the Premier League has refused to be inducted into the English Football Hall of Fame. This is definitely a huge joke."
Although Dong Fangzhuo is not the greatest player in the Premier League yet, Lineker has always believed that Dong Fangzhuo will become this person. In his opinion, Dong Fangzhuo is unique and will one day break all Premier League records and achieve supreme glory.
"These are fun, but we have to see how the media responds."
There are several media outlets that have questioned Sun Jihai, such as "The Sun", "Mirror" and "Daily Mail". The first two newspapers are nothing. After all, they are tabloids, and "Daily Mail" is not small. Now they also received the message from Dong Fangzhuo. Dong Fangzhuo asked them to apologize for their remarks.
"Aren't you crazy?" The editor-in-chief of "The Sun" looked confused. Unexpectedly, his questioning would arouse Dong Fangzhuo's dissatisfaction and refuse to join the Hall of Fame?
"I just won't apologize. Why should I apologize? You can't even question it? Let's see who has suffered the most."
The editor-in-chief of "Mirror" also found it ridiculous: "He thinks he is the Queen of England? Even the Queen of England does not have this right. Why? Sun is not qualified to be inducted into the Hall of Fame, no matter how much he has contributed to the promotion of football."
The "Daily Mail" thinks the same way, and they don't believe in making an apology. "If you don't like joining, don't join. This is your personal hobby, but an apology? This is impossible."
The media's attitude is also very strong.
The most anxious one is of course the FA!
They don't want to see something like this happen. Such a ridiculous thing has never happened in history.
Of course, Manchester United and Manchester City fans are also anxious.
Some fans made suggestions on the Internet: "Since these media are so awesome, it is recommended that in the city of Manchester, we should no longer buy their newspapers or log on to their websites, and reject all their advertisements. Products, all of them..."
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Things are getting serious.
Even the chairman of the FA, Dyke, stood up and denounced the media.
"In our view, there is a lack of respect on the part of some members of the media..."
He posted a lot on the FA official website and completely sided with Dong Fangzhuo. Even Prime Minister Cameron expressed his personal views on Twitter...