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一 |     KAMPALA, Uganda -- Jostling for space, people jam the crowded footpaths crisscrossing a massive open market in Uganda's capital. They are mostly looking for secondhand clothing, sifting through underwear for pairs that seem new or trying on shoes despite getting pushed around in the crush.Downtown Kampala’s Owino Market has long been a go-to enclave for rich and poor people alike looking for affordable but quality-made used clothes, underscoring perceptions that Western fashion is superior to what is made at home. Discarded by Europeans and Americans, these clothes are often purchased from wholesalers and then shipped to African countries by middlemen. It's a multimillion-dollar business, with some two-thirds of people in seven countries in East Africa having “purchased at least a portion of their clothes from the secondhand clothing market,” according to a 2017 U.S. Agency for International Development study, the most recent with such details.Despite the popularity, secondhand clothes are facing increasing pushback. Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni, a semi-authoritarian leader who has held power since 1986, declared in August that he was banning imports of used clothing, saying the items are coming “from dead people.” “When a white person dies, they gather their clothes and send them to Africa,” Museveni said.Trade authorities have not yet enforced the president’s order, which needs to be backed by a legal measure such as an executive order. Other African governments also are trying to stop the shipments, saying the business amounts to dumping and undermines the growth of local textile industries. The East African Community trade bloc — consisting of Burundi, Congo, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda — has recommended banning imports of used apparel since 2016. However, member states have not enforced it at the same pace amid pressure from Washington. In Uganda, the president's order has spread panic among traders, for whom such a ban, if implemented, spells disaster. They hawk used clothes in scores of large open-air markets across the country of 45 million people, at roadside stands and even in shops in malls where it’s possible to buy secondhand clothes marketed as new.The clothes are cheap and drop further in price as traders make room for new shipments: a pair of denim jeans can go for 20 cents, a cashmere scarf for even less.At one of Uganda’s Green Shops, a chain specializing in used clothes, apparel reseller Glen Kalungi shopped for items his customers might want: vintage pants for men and cottony tops for women.“I am a thrift shopper,” he said. “I usually come to these Green Shops to check out clothes because they have the best prices around town.”Kalungi likes to visit on clearance days when he can buy clothes for a fraction of a dollar. Then he sells them at a profit.The chain, whose owners include Europeans, unveils new clothes every two weeks at its three stores. Some of the items are sourced from suppliers in countries including China and Germany, retail manager Allan Zavuga said.“How they collect the clothes, we are not aware of that,” Zavuga said of their suppliers. “But (the clothes) go through all the verification, the fumigation, all that, before they are shipped to Uganda. And we get all documents for that.”The Green Shops are environmentally friendly because they recycle used clothes in bulk, he said.The association of traders in Kampala, known by the acronym KACITA, opposes a firm ban on used apparel, recommending a phased embargo that allows local clothing producers to build capacity to meet demand.Some Ugandan apparel makers, like Winfred Arinaitwe, acknowledge that the quality of locally made fabric is often poor. Not surprisingly, many people would rather buy used clothing, she said. "Because it lasts longer,” she said. “It can easily be seen.”In Owino Market, a ban on used clothes is inconceivable to many, including some who say they don't think the president’s threat was serious.Abdulrashid Ssuuna, who tries to persuade customers in the market to stop by his brother’s used clothing business, said a ban would deny him a livelihood.“It’s like they want to chase us out of the country,” he said of the president’s order. “From these old clothes, we get what to eat. If you say we leave this business, you are saying we go into new clothes. But we can’t afford to go there.”Ssuuna approaches people in Owino Market to urge them to visit the stall where his brother sells used jeans. The market is aggressively competitive, with merchants sitting behind heaps of clothes and shouting words of welcome to possible customers.If he helps his brother sell clothing, “I get something,” said Ssuuna, who started this work after dropping out of high school in 2020.The market is always full of shoppers, but business is unpredictable: Traders must try to anticipate what customers are looking for before they are lured by other sellers. Some days are better than others, said Tadeo Walusimbi, who has been a used-clothes trader for six years. A government ban is simply untenable, he warned. It “will not work for me and for so many people,” Walusimbi said.。          　　8月24日，青岛西海岸球员彭欣力在社交媒体上发布长文，向山东泰山队球迷公开致歉。在泰山队0比2不敌青岛西海岸的比赛中，两队球员在最后时刻爆发冲突。彼时，已经替换下场的彭欣力与马德鲁加产生争执，最终两人均被罚离场。     　　作为曾在泰山队效力的旧将，彭欣力在文中坦言：“最后，我想道歉。对那些一直以来喜欢我、认可我、支持我的山东泰山俱乐部球迷朋友们道歉，我的行为让你们失望了，更伤了你们的心。

二 | 作为一名老球员，一名曾经也在山东泰山俱乐部效力过的球员，在发生冲突时，我没能控制好情绪，在两个队中起到平息矛盾的桥梁作用，反而起到了相当负面的作用，还请你们谅解。”对于与泰山队球员产生冲突的情况，彭欣力也进行了公开声明：“1.我从未掌掴或伸手打过马德鲁加，导致其倒地，我只是指着他理论。

三 | 2.我从未对克雷桑做出比中指的手势，侮辱对方。”      　　此后，上述博文被删除，而这场比赛所引发的后续问题则留待联赛主管机构进行审查。     　　对于泰山队来说，失利已经是过去式，当下更重要的任务是面对更加艰苦的赛程。从8月底至9月初，泰山队的赛程堪称魔鬼级别。8月28日，他们先要在联赛客场挑战上海申花，随后9月1日主场迎来与上海海港足协杯1/4决赛，9月5日则在主场对阵深圳新鹏城。短短9天3场比赛，且前两场对手都是沪上劲旅，其中还包括一场定胜负的足协杯淘汰赛，这对球队的体能储备和阵容深度都是极大考验。

四 |      　　客战申花是唐田接手球队后面临的又一个严峻考验。

五 | 上海申花在换帅后状态明显回升，近期客场5比4逆转成都蓉城，进攻火力全开。泰山队阵中的马德鲁加和谢文能则都会遭遇停赛，两大核心无缘出战，届时唐田的排兵布阵将捉襟见肘。好消息是泽卡本场可以复出，这将在一定程度上弥补前场支点的缺失。     　　相比联赛排名，足协杯1/4决赛对阵上海海港才是泰山当前最核心的任务。一旦足协杯出局，泰山队很可能将与亚冠资格彻底无缘，本赛季的努力将大打折扣。     　　在战术层面，唐田需要解决的核心问题是中场组织能力的缺失。三连胜期间，球队依靠换帅带来的新鲜感和士气提升掩盖了中场短板，但结构性问题无法通过心态调动彻底解决。唐田接手三轮后遭遇首败，但这并不意味着他的执教方向有误。从三连胜的表现来看，球队在精神面貌和比赛态度上确实有了明显改善，只是阵容结构性的短板不是短时间内能够弥补的。     　　考验即将到来，泰山队如果能够在足协杯淘汰海港、在联赛中稳住阵脚，那么与青岛西海岸比赛的失利将成为促进球队磨合的催化剂。反之，如果对阵“沪上双雄”结果不理想，泰山队换帅带来的短暂蜜月期将彻底结束，球队将陷入更深的困境。

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