China has a population of 1.4 billion, but continually underachieves in football. President Xi Jinping has expressed ambitions for the country to qualify for, host and win the World Cup. – EPA pic, April 2, 2019.
PRESIDENT Xi Jinping has vowed to make China a footballing force and is prepared to go to great lengths to do it, sending thousands of toddlers to “football-focused” kindergartens. China, which has a population of 1.4 billion, but continually underachieves in football, will start trialling the kindergartens this year, said state media.
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