University kicks off new future for soccer

When a plaque was unveiled this week for the new soccer department at Chengdu Sport University in Sichuan province, soccer teacher Tang Zhongping was overcome with emotion.

The plaque was displayed on Tuesday bv Chen Wei, Party chief of the university, and Liu Qing, its president.

"Our university became the first institution of higher learning in China to set up such a department, showing its commitment to raise the level of the sport in the country," Tang said.