World Gaming Magazine

29 WGM #53 2017/12 wgm8.com 青少年组别的四座大赛冠军奖杯，是长期饱受糟糕战绩折磨的英格兰球迷在2017年收获的 回报。年复一年的失望之后，对于三狮军团而言，是否终于守得云开见月明？ Four youth championship wins is unprecedented for English football but is exactly the return the nation’s long-suffering fans have enjoyed in 2017. After years of disappointment, is there finally some light at the end of the tunnel for the Three Lions? 2 017年成了对英格兰青少年足球发展有决定意义的一 年。今年10月，英格兰17岁以下国少队在世少赛决 赛中有出色发挥，在决赛中以5-2的比分击败西班牙 夺冠。仅仅几个月前，他们刚刚在欧少赛决赛中，点球惜 败于同一个对手。 这样的表现同样出现在英格兰20岁以下国青队中，他 们不仅赢得了世青赛，同时也问鼎欧青赛冠军，21岁以下 国青队还在今年6月拿到了传统的土伦杯冠军。青少年国家 队取得如此骄人战绩，是三狮军团前所未有的成就，同时 也给多年来以失望收场的英格兰成年队带来了值得期待的 未来。 英格兰足球受益于多元化。正如法国得益于大量使用 有非洲血统的移民，也正如德国和比利时受益于逃离战乱 的东欧移民家庭后裔，英格兰足球借力来自全球的足球天 才。在国少队中，首发11人有8人来自非洲、亚洲和少数 种族背景（BAME），其中包括本届世少赛的金靴奖得主 瑞恩•布鲁斯特， 他有一个来自土耳其的母亲。边锋杰登• 桑乔被视为英格兰最有希望的少年天才，他是特里尼达多 巴哥后裔。而中场安赫尔•戈麦斯则拥有安哥拉和葡萄牙血 统。 在成年队中，多元化也已非常显著。例如在U-20世青 赛决赛中打入制胜球的多米尼克•索兰克，刚刚得到成年国 家队首次征召，他是尼日利亚后裔；而拉希姆•斯特林、丹 尼•罗斯和凯尔•沃克尔均拥有牙买加血统。 在多元化现象背后，是形成英格兰青少年足球发展改 革的核心思想。精英球员表现计划（EPPP）的大框架，在 2 017 is shaping as a defining year for English youth football. In October, England’s Under-17s produced a stirring performance to defeat Spain 5-2 and win the Under-17s World Cup, just a few months after losing to the same opponent on penalties in the European Under-17s Championship. That performance was matched by England’s Under- 20s side, which not only won the Under-20s World Cup but also the European U-20s Championship, while an Under- 21s side claimed the invitational Toulon Cup in June. Such success at youth level is unprecedented for the Three Lions and points to a promising future for the senior side after so many years of disappointment. British football benefits a lot from diversity. Just like France, who have benefited from fielding players of African origin, and the likes of Germany and Belgium who have flourished under the influx of players from Eastern European families that fled the wars, England is catching up on the back of global talent. In the Under-17s squad, eight players from the starting Ⅺwere from African, Asian or Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds, including Golden Boot winner Rhian Brewster, who has a Turkish mother. Winger Jadon Sancho, who is considered one of the country’s brightest prospects, has his origins in Trinidad and Tobago. Midfielder Angel Gomes has Angolan and Portuguese blood. 文陆逸 By Leanne Lu