To teach soccer, start in schools

Jin Zhiyang says China needs to concentrate on the long task of developing players while educating them

Jin Zhiyang wants to see more soccer in Chinese schools as a means of providing a base from which the sport can grow.

Jin, who attended the launch of the Chinese School Football (CSF) champions cup on Friday, said the best way to save Chinese soccer from the ignominy of match-fixing scandals and poor international performances is to foster it from the ground up.