Searching for the Chinese Cruyff

Ajax, the Amsterdam giant which has produced so many Dutch masters, takes talent factory to Guangdong, AFP reports.

MEIZHOU, Guangdong province - "You let Glasgow score, what were you thinking?" plays a video, as a class of budding Chinese soccer players stare at a large screen, their backs ramrod straight and arms folded neatly on their desks.

This is the daily lesson in soccer English at the youth academy of Chinese Super League (CSL) side Guangzhou R&F.