Shandong school nurturing future stars

China's much-documented investment in youth soccer remains a work in progress - but one that's not without some notable success stories.

One of those is Chengyang Experimental Elementary School in Qingdao, Shandong province, which has been busy churning out young talent for China's various national teams.

The school is one of 23 in the district that features soccer on its curriculum. Indeed, it is so focused on the Beautiful Game that it has established a three-tier league system comprised of boys' and girls' teams from each class.