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Feb 3rd,Ministry of Education and GLS signed the agreement of China Youth Soccer Development Program.The press conference was held in Beijing Bayi Middle School.The former stars Salgado,Materazzi and Nesta attended.
As the participator introduced,this program is intended to promote China youth soccer,would spare no effort to accelerate the development of school soccer,intensify PE,improve the health both physically and mentally.The two sides are going to start the soccer training,competition and faculty training.The best players would be assigned to get trained abroad.35 super stars are expected to come to China in 2015.
Italian soccer star Alessandro Nesta expressed his bid to improve Chinese soccer level as he came to Beijing to participate in a teenager soccer trainning program.
"I have played soccer for more than 20 years with rich experience, I am delighted to have this platform, I hope I can bring Italian soccer elite to China," the 2006 World Cup winning member said.
Nesta, tipped as the best defender in the soccer history annoucned his retirement in 2013.
Wang Dengfeng in Ministry of Education said,with the introduction by Italy Embassy,they built the relationship with GLS.After discussion,they thought that GLS had the unique resource and expertise in soccer education.
On the press conference,James in GLS delivered the speech about the plan in China,GLS would bring more expert to China,through the training on the teachers,helping China to foster more talented players.At the meantime,GLS would spread the soccer culture in China by the stars.
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