所谓“归化球员”，是指按照国际足联相关规定转换或选择国籍（对双重国籍球员而言，下同），并按规定在转入国的国家或地区协会履行注册程序的运动员。
3月29日晚，中国足协在其网站发布了《中国足球协会入籍球员管理暂行规定》，除了对入籍球员的转会、注册、参赛等事宜做出规定外，还明确要求俱乐部应对入籍球员进行中华传统文化教育，培养爱国主义情怀。入籍球员应能识国旗、认国徽、唱国歌。
Via 中国足协官网
China’s soccer watchdog on Friday said naturalized soccer players must learn about China’s history and the Party.
中国足协周五发布针对海外归化球员的新规，要求相关球员应学习关于中国历史和党的相关情况。
“Naturalized players should be given traditional Chinese cultural education and learn Chinese history and the situation,” read the new regulation released by the Chinese Football Association (CFA) on Friday.
足协出台的《中国足球协会入籍球员管理暂行规定》指出，各队要对入籍球员进行中华传统文化、中国历史和现实国情教育。
Clubs should make a Chinese language learning plan and maintain patriotism. Naturalized players should be able to tell the national flag and emblem and sing the national anthem, the regulation said.
球队应制定学习中文计划，培养爱国主义情怀。入籍球员要能够识国旗、认国徽，唱国歌。
“Grass-rooted Party organizations should promote and teach the history and basic theories of the Communist Party of China,” it read.
“所在基层党组织应对入籍球员进行党史、基本理论的普及和教育。”
Clubs should assign people to be responsible for tracking the naturalized players’ thoughts, life, training and matches, and hand in a report to the CFA every month.
俱乐部应指定专人负责入籍球员的思想、生活、训练、比赛的状态跟踪，每月向中国足球协会提交书面报告。
Via 中国足协官网
Meanwhile, the regulation says that naturalized players cannot transfer to another club during the season he is naturalized.
文中还规定，入籍球员当赛季不得转会。
Hou Yongyong, a Norwegian soccer player of Beijing Guoan, a professional Chinese soccer club, got his interim identity card in Beijing on February 13, becoming the first overseas soccer player to get Chinese citizenship. Hou, 21, immigrated to Norway from Central China's Henan Province when he was a young boy.
北京国安球员侯永永今年二月在北京拿到了中国身份证，成为第一个获得中国公民身份的海外球员。21岁的侯永永小时候从河南省移民到挪威。
Via 北京日报
Hou’s teammate Nico Yennaris, who was raised in the Arsenal youth training, also finished the naturalization process together with Hou.
侯永永的队友，出身于阿森纳青训的李可也一起完成了归化程序。
Via 体坛周报
In another case, Shandong Luneng’s Portuguese player Pedro Delgado would also be able to complete his naturalization process with the release of the new regulation.
随着规则的出台，山东鲁能的葡萄牙球员德尔加多也有机会完成归化程序。
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China has been applying all measures to lift its soccer level. Also on Friday, China’s Ministry of Education demanded that each province have 50-200 soccer-centered kindergartens as part of a campaign to promote soccer.
中国正在从多方面采取措施提升足球水平。周五，教育部宣布下发通知，要求每省份推荐“足球特色幼儿园”指标范围为50-200个。
整合：新华社、中国新闻网、Global Times
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