Bayern to open Shenzhen soccer school

The establishment of more soccer training schools with top overseas clubs will help to promote China's youth soccer training as the country strives to become a soccer power, according to soccer insiders.

German soccer club Bayern Munich has announced plans to open a full-time soccer academy in Shenzhen, Guangdong province - the testing ground since the 1980s for China's reform and opening-up.

The club, part of German soccer league Bundesliga, held a joint news conference with the Shenzhen government at Munich's Allianz Arena on Thursday.