FIFA's expertise will help grow the game

FIFA has established a special task force to provide training, management and youth development to bolster Chinese soccer.

Following up on a proposal made by FIFA president Gianni Infantino during his visit to China in June 2017, the soccer's world governing body on Wednesday sent a special task force led by deputy secretary general Zvonimir Boban to Beijing for a two-day workshop to discuss collaborative plans with the Chinese Football Association.

To support the national reform aimed at developing China into a soccer powerhouse by 2050, FIFA is planning a cooperation framework for potential investment.