Evergrande signs school soccer deal

Chinese Super League champion Guangzhou Evergrande has signed an agreement with a provincial soccer administrative center to develop training camps in amateur sports schools, as part of the latest nationwide effort to promote the sport.

Under the three-year agreement, the club will provide financial and coaching support to six schools in Foshan, Meizhou, Huizhou, Zhongshan, Zhanjiang and the Guangdong provincial people's sports center.

A professional Chinese soccer club has rarely teamed up with authorities to develop the sport in schools.