China Stories: Why Soccer Hasn’t Graduated in China

Feb.24.2023

The country has spent more than a decade pouring billions of dollars into youth soccer, but amid lax oversight and a society that prizes higher education, the sport is struggling to move beyond the campus

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Note: This is an audio narration of a Caixin Global article first published on Jan. 20, 2023.

Contact reporter Kelsey Cheng (kelseycheng@caixin.com)

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