你应该知道什么是英格兰超级足球联赛。但是你可曾听过“村超”吗？

村超是中国农村的足球联赛，全名是中国贵州省榕江和美乡村足球联赛。村超一共有20支乡村足球队参加，球员全是业余的。比赛中场会表演贵州少数民族歌舞，奖品也非常接地气，有活鸡、鸭、鹅、猪、牛、羊等。

今年5月开始的村超引发大量关注，连退役的英格兰著名球星麦克欧文也拍视频为村超打气 。

村超真的有这么热吗？这种乡村业余足球的魅力在哪里？榕江村超的成功又能给我们什么启示。

这期的早报播客《东谈西论》，听主持人韩咏红和《联合早报》重庆特派员王纬温精彩分享。

延伸阅读：

• 王纬温：贵州村超的由下而上
• 【视频】贵州村超热度不减 民众：能倒逼中国足坛改革

“Village Super League” or Cun Chao in Chinese is a rural football league in China’s Rongjiang, consisting of 20 amateur village football teams. During halftime, there are performances of traditional Guizhou ethnic songs and dances, and the grand prizes include chickens, ducks, geese, pigs, cows, sheep and other livestock.

Cun Chao gained worldwide attention and even attracted the support of retired English football star Michael Owen who made a video cheering for the players.

What is the appeal of this amateur rural football league?  

In this episode of Global Heartbeat podcast, Lianhe Zaobao’s Chongqing correspondent Edwin Ong shares his first-hand experience of Cun Chao with host Han Yong Hong. 

Hosted by Lianhe Zaobao’s Associate Editor, Han Yong Hong, Global Heartbeat is a Mandarin weekly news and current affairs podcast that is updated every Tuesday, 7.00 PM SGT. It is available on zaobao.sg, Apple Podcast, Google Podcasts, Spotify and other podcast platforms.