HONG KONG: China is hoping to produce a generation of top footballers by building thousands of academies, but experts question the project and warn it may be a waste of time.
New academies are springing up around the world’s most populous nation as China, under the orders of President Xi Jinping, sets about shedding decades of underachievement and becoming a football superpower.
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