Former women’s national football player Zhang Ouying suffers from lung cancer; Sun Wen: Former female football players will launch a fundraising campaign

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On May 11, bad news came from across the ocean. Zhang Ouying, the former Chinese women’s national football team player, known as the \"Fierce Rose\" and a member of the team that finished as runners-up in the 1999 Women’s World Cup, has been diagnosed with lung cancer at the age of 43. After retiring, Zhang Ouying moved to the United States to work in football. After her illness this time, American netizens launched a fundraising campaign for her, raising $97,000. Meanwhile, fundraising activities in the country are also being organized by former female football players. Zhang Ouying retires. While pursuing her football dreams in the United States as a player, Zhang Ouying was an outstanding \"fast runner\" in the Chinese women’s football team; as early as 1991, she joined the national women’s football team and began her career as a national player. She participated in three Women’s World Cups, in 1999, 2003, and 2007, and was also part of the Chinese women’s football team at the Olympics in 2000 and 2004. At the 1999 World Cup, the Chinese women’s football team won the runner-up title, and Zhang Ouying was one of those who witnessed this glorious achievement. After marrying her American husband in 2006, Zhang Ouying moved to the United States to live there. Yet even after retiring and living abroad, she has not given up on her beloved football. In the United States, Zhang Ouying has been engaged in football education, working as a football coach for various schools and clubs. Today, thousands of young American players have received her guidance. And she has not stopped caring about the Chinese women’s football team. Previously, she had returned to China on several occasions to participate in various youth football activities. Last summer, he also took the Santiago youth football team to China to carry out a series of friendly football matches and charitable activities. The veteran women’s football team offered its help, but illness struck her at the age of just 43. According to the fundraising page for Zhang Ouying on the U.S.-based crowdfunding site GoFundMe, her condition is currently \"very serious,\" but this female football player is ready to fight back against the illness with courage on the field. https://5b0988e595225.cdn.sohucs.com/images/20180511/33c72287c7314fdd87c23e297a0d1f91.jpeg American media reports that Zhang Ouying is fighting cancer and is raising funds. The goal of this fundraising campaign is to raise $200,000 in order to alleviate the heavy financial burden faced by Zhang Ouying’s family during her treatment. To date, within 8 days of the crowdfunding campaign starting, 663 people have participated, raising nearly $97,000. Back in their home country, across the ocean, former national football team players also hope to do their part to help their former teammates. Zhang Ouying and her husband. Sun Wen, a former female national football player, told a reporter from The Paper, “There is a team at Ou Ying’s place; we have already gotten in touch with them.” ”As some of Zhang Ouying’s medical examinations have not yet been completed, she is still waiting to determine the specific treatment plan and associated costs. Once everything is properly organized, the former women’s football team will also launch a fundraising campaign. Sun Wen said that there are two main goals for this fundraising: one is to raise funds for Zhang Ouying’s treatment, and the other is to use some of the money to support the future growth and education of Zhang Ouying’s two children.