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During the outbreak, Dortmund became a temporary home virus detection center. Photo ICIn April of this year, under the influence of the new epidemic of coronary pneumonia, the European leagues developed in two directions. One is that Belgium, the Netherlands and France have announced the cancellation of the remaining games. In the other direction, Spain, Italy and Germany, which have more serious outbreaks, have not given up and are still working hard to resume play. Under the influence of traditional soccer culture, it is difficult for these leagues to announce abandonment of the game. Then, how to transmit and adapt is the key problem that European football must face.
Do not give up
In addition to the benefits, there is tradition.
Starting in April, the Belgian and Netherlands leagues are reluctant to persevere, hoping to get rid of the rest of the season this season and announce the end of the league. They have no champions or relegation system, and they only ended after the announcement of the Champions League next season.
These two leagues are not considered conventional in Europe, so their plans have not profoundly affected other leagues. But at the end of last month, Ligue 1, one of the top five leagues, also announced the cancellation of the remaining games, which undoubtedly dealt a blow to European football.
In this case, the Premier League, Bundesliga, Liga and Serie A, which have more soccer culture, continue to insist and have not given up easily. Although the epidemics in these countries are more serious, they are still making various efforts ahead of the UEFA May 25 deadline.
Here, in addition to restoring the league, you can earn huge streaming income and sponsorship fees again, as well as traditional soccer culture. Despite the fact that the epidemic has inevitably changed some European lifestyles, such as community culture, soccer can still show its role in difficult times, helping fans restore their lives and improve confidence.
This is a traditional function of football culture: during World War II, due to frequent air strikes, the United Kingdom suspended the league, but still had the War Cup. The competition ran from 1939 to 1945. Some competitions even drew tens of thousands of spectators to watch the competition on the spot. Holding such a match compensates for the regret that the British do not have football matches, and also fills them with hope for the future.
This is also one of the reasons why several countries with serious epidemics have been doing their best to refuse to easily announce the end of the league.
The game is postponed indefinitely
It is not only the schedule that is affected
Recently, Olsen, a member of the UEFA Executive Committee and president of the European League, said the new epidemic of crown pneumonia will have a serious impact on the world football calendar in the next two to three years. For soccer, the epidemic is a severe test. The cold winter may have come. Not only is the calendar affected, but the entire European culture of football has been seriously affected.
In this situation, European football can only make changes to adapt to the constantly changing new situation. The first is that the stadiums of the main clubs that symbolize the sacred places of soccer are temporarily requisitioned as places of epidemic prevention.
On April 3, the Bundesliga Dortmund Club announced that its local stadium, Signa Iduna Park, will be transformed into a new local center for temporary testing of the corona pneumonia virus. It is the largest professional football stadium in Germany and can hold 81,365 spectators during the closure of the Bundesliga. It has been inactive
Since April 9, the kitchen of the Paris Saint-Germain stadium, home of the Paris Saint-Germain Club in France, has been “requisitioned.” Volunteers are here to prepare free meals for medical staff who are fighting on the front line of epidemic prevention and 4 soup kitchens. Take the food to the medical staff at the Paris hospital.
In the face of the epidemic, soccer culture must adapt, and must adapt. Everything aims to defeat the virus, and football is no exception.
Various online activities.
New developments in football culture
Many fans were forced to stay home due to the isolation measures announced by the British government. To prevent fans from having trouble at home, many clubs have also launched online activities.
For example, the Crystal Palace Club continues to update psychologist videos on the official website to help people alleviate their concerns. Leicester City launched a team knowledge testing contest, selecting 11 players in the Premier League season. The Tottenham team also offers online entertainment games for children.
Offline, according to the Xinhua News Agency, on the days without soccer, Mourinho became a delivery man and drove fresh vegetables from the Tottenham base to the stadium. The staff then packed these vegetables and distributed them to people in need in the local community.
During the epidemic, the traditional culture of European football began to change, and during the time fans and team became disconnected, they tried to find ways to rebuild a new interactive link. Inheritance and flexibility are the reality that European football culture must face, and there is still a long way to go in the future.
Qilu Evening News, Qinu One Point Reporter Yin Chengjun
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