Tianjin veteran football team set out again

This newspaper (reporter Shen Wei) The 26th World Chinese "Evergreen Cup" Football Invitational Tournament hosted by the World Chinese Football Federation and hosted by the Tianjin Elderly Football Club will be held in Tianjin from September 22 to 26. Yesterday, the Tianjin veteran football team held a departing ceremony at the Hengjun Football Club in the city. Duan Ju, vice chairman of the Tianjin Football Association and director of the event organizing committee, said in an interview: "In order to prepare for this competition, the organizing committee has made careful preparations. This time, the Tianjin veteran football team will participate in the competition for the over 60 years old group, hoping to show hospitality while achieving good results."

The World Chinese "Eternal Green Cup" Football Invitational Tournament was founded in 1989. The event is held once a year and is a grand event for world Chinese football players and enthusiasts. There are 6 groups in this competition, with nearly 700 people participating in the competition from 38 teams. Tianjin veteran football team brings together outstanding football players from the former national team, Tianjin team and People's Liberation Army units since the 1960s. They have participated in this event in 2016 and have won the championship five consecutive times. In this competition, the Tianjin veteran team will send a lineup composed of famous players such as Zuo Shusheng, Duan Ju, Huo Jianting, Shi Lianzhi, Shan Jichun, Zuo Shufa, Liu Xueyu, Wang Kai, and Xu Jing, with the goal still being to win the championship.