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We often say “Friendship comes first, match second.”
But
have you heard of “Match comes first, friendship fourteenth”? Yes, that's right. It is a slogan (口号) of the
2025 Jiangsu Football City League (联赛). The league's motto, “Fighting for city honour”, has attracted
thousands
(thousand) of people into football fields, arming up the love for sports across Jiangsu's cities.
Wang Xiaowan, a worker of the Jiangsu Football Association, said, “In the last 12 matches, there were over 100,000 fans
watching
(watch) the live games, far more than our expectation (预期). The league has turned football into
an
interesting way of people's daily life and put new energy into all the cities as well.”
All the 13 cities have rolled out different kinds of plans
to attract
(attract) fans to visit their teams. Changzhou, for example, provided free tickets to
places
(place) of interest for those from Yangzhou. And Nanjing offered each of the out-of-town fans a gift bag, including the discounts (折扣) on shopping, dining and rooming. While in Yangzhou, the government put on a show during the halftime, making it a good chance for the fans
to learn
(learn) about the history and culture there. In Yancheng, fans were able to buy a “set meal”
cheaply
(cheap), including tickets to the match and to bird-watching.
As
the matches got hotter, “Watching ‘City League’, Travelling around Jiangsu” was becoming a good choice for families to have outdoor fun. “It makes football part of life of people in Jiangsu. It also
allows
(allow) each city to improve its attractions for people all over the country,” Wu Yuyang, a journalist at the Jiaohuidian News App, noted.