Wednesday, February 22, 2017

China plans for 50,000 football academies by 2025 (The Associated Press)

FILE - In this Aug. 1, 2016, file photo, players on a team from Yanbian, China, line up before a match against a team from Myanmar in a youth soccer tournament in Qinhuangdao in northern China's Hebei Province. Chinese state media reported Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2017, that China's football association is planning for the country to have 50,000 football academies by 2025 as part of an ambitious blueprint to grow into a soccer superpower. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)

China plans to have 50,000 football academies by 2025 as part of an ambitious blueprint to grow into a soccer superpower. Improving Chinese football is no longer just a dream,'' Wang was quoted as saying on the website of the ruling Communist Party mouthpiece People's Daily. China's men have only qualified for one World Cup and President Xi Jinping has made boosting China's football fortunes a national priority.


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