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According to Italian media reports, the President of the Italian Football Association (FIGC), Tavi Chino, has recently met with his counterpart, the President of the Chinese Football Association, Cai Zhenhua, in Beijing. The two men signed an important agreement concerning the two countries’ cooperation in terms of football. It was reported that the agreement involved assistance to be given by the Italians to develop Chinese football skills and personnel training.
When Ta Vicino talked about the cooperation, he said Italy will provide a set of successful templates for China, including the concept of Italian football and the core competitiveness of Italian football. In this cooperation, the coaches from Italian soccer schools will be the key factor.
Ta Vicino said that Italy had recently made some technical progress in areas like artificial turf, lighting equipment etc. They will export these technologies to China and cooperate with local enterprises.
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