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Young Chinese footballers trained in Brazil

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Channel: New China TV · 2015 · News & Politics

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Fourteen young Chinese footballers are being trained in Brasil, as part of the efforts to improve the performance of China in the game.
 
The players sent by China's Shandong Luneng Football Club arrived in the "Kingdom of Football" in February. For the next three months, they will be trained at the Luneng Brazil Sports Center in Porto Feliz, about 100 kilometers outside of Brazil's largest city, Sao Paulo.
 
The center, which formally opened in July and received its first group of players in September last year, is the first overseas youth training center for Chinese footballers. It is not only for the young players of Luneng province, but also for teams from domestic and international clubs at all levels. 

Ranging from 14 to 17 years old, the 14-17 age groups, the best players will be selected from the Luneng Football School to learn football techniques and participate in the Brazilian Youth League.
  
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The greatest achievement here is the quality and the quantity of the match, which are much higher than those in China. And the football theory we learn from Brazilian coach is also much more advanced.
 
In addition to improving their own skills, the young footballers and their organizers say they hope what they learn also will help them improve Chinese football.
  
A four-year agreement includes an exchange initiative allowing the Chinese Super League club's best youngsters to train with Sao Paulo's youth teams. Sao Paulo will in turn explore commercial opportunities in China and gain access to a new player market.

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