According to The Paper, a media outlet in Shanghai, China, Guotai Haitong Securities has become the sole title sponsor of 'Shanghai Women's Football', a prestigious team in the Chinese Women's Football Super League, and the team's official name has become 'Shanghai Guotai Haitong Women's Football Team'. On the 25th, the Shanghai Municipal Sports Bureau, Guotai Haitong Securities, the Shanghai Football Association, and Shanghai Shengli Football Club signed a four-party strategic cooperation agreement at the Dongfang Green Boat Sports Training Base in Qingpu District. Guotai Haitong Securities will provide long-term and stable financial support to Shanghai Women's Football for the next four years. Last year, Shanghai Women's Football, which has won numerous titles, faced problems such as the termination of its previous title sponsor's partnership, a shortage of funds, and the outflow of players due to reduced remuneration.

Coach Ma Liangxing (68) said about the period when there was no title sponsor, 'It's an embarrassing story, but our young professional players were only receiving 5,000 yuan (approximately 118,500 yen) (per month). I hope that this partnership will increase the income of our young players.' Led by the veteran coach, the team reclaimed the National Women's Football Championship title in April for the first time in nine years. Ma added, 'If we achieve good results in matches and our profile increases, our partnership partners will naturally place more importance on us.' (Translation and editing by Yanagawa)

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