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July 10: An opening ceremony was held in Wuhan Sports University announcing the foundation of the Zall Football College in the university. Zall Football College is jointly founded by Wuhan Sports University and the China League club Wuhan Zall. This is also the first ever football college in China to be jointly founded by a sports university/institute and a professional football club.
As reported by ThePaper, a Chinese news website, Zall Football College will be part of the Wuhan Sports University and offer secondary education. It will officially open in September 2018. The college’s priority will be to develop various football professional talents, in order to promote the football industry and research in China. As part of this partnership,Zall FC will provide the Zall Football Scholarship to the best students.
Wuhan Sports University was foundedin 1953 in Wuhan, Hubei Province. It is now one of the most famous sports universities in China with great resources in education, research and sports industry.
Zall Football Club is the only professional football club in Hubei Province. Since taking over this club in 2011, Zall Group has been dedicated to developing new football talents for the club. In June 2017, Zall Group started building a series of football facilities for football training, including the Zall Football Park, a new training base and a football school forZall Football Club. These facilities are expected to open in 2018.
Source: ThePaper.com
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