Rani Jarkas: China pays great attention to youth football development

According to "The Mid- and Long-Term Development Plan for Chinese Soccer" issued in April by China's National Development and Reform Commission, China aims to rank among the world top teams by 2050.


"By 2020, China will have 20,000 soccer academies. Chinese football teams, for both men and women, will present impressive results in World Cup, Asian Cup and Olympics," the plan added.



Li Shuyi, Executive Deputy Director at the inter-ministerial joint conference office specializing in the country's football development, believed a lot more needs to be done in order to make virtual progress in the sport. “We need to build a world-class backup system in Chinese national team operation", said Li.



Most of all, China had embarked the youth football development program, aiming to dig deep on grassroots football. The development will be accelerated in schools. Schools with a specialty in football will expand from the current number of 5,000 to 20,000 by 2020 and further increase to 50,000 by 2025. There will be over 30 million primary and middle school students who often play soccer.



Rani Jarkas, Chairman of Cedrus Investments, who is also concerned about the development of China’s football, said, “Football academies are the motive force of the constant development of football. The future of China’s football will benefit greatly from its youth football development program.”

王雷（Rani Jarkas）：中国关注青少年足球发展

根据中国国家发展和改革委员会于今年4月印发的《中国足球中长期发展规划（2016-2050年）》，中国目标在2050年全力实现足球一流强国的目标。

 

该规划指出，“到2020年，中国将在全国选址建立2万所足球学校。男女足要力争在世界杯、亚洲杯和奥运会上有良好表现” 。

 

足球改革部际联席会议办公室副主任李毓毅认为在该项运动上取得实质进步仍旧任重道远，“我们需要在中国国家队运作内建立起世界级的后备系统”。

 

最重要的是，中国着手推行青少年足球发展计划，加深足球在中国的根基，通过学校来加速发展。有足球特色的学校数量将从目前的5000个到2020年增加到20000个，并在2025年进一步增加到50000个。预计届时将有超过3千万中小学学生经常参加足球运动。

 

赛德思投资董事长王雷（Rani Jarkas）对中国足球十分关注，他表示：“足球学校是足球持续稳定发展的动力。中国足球的未来将极大地得益于青少年足球发展计划。”

Rani Jarkas: China is a real rising power in the world football

On September 2, 2014, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang mapped out the plan of speeding up the sports industry development, boosting sports consumption and promoting public fitness in the State Council executive meeting. A month later, the State Council unveiled another guideline, named "Opinions on Accelerating the Development of Sports Industry and Promoting Sports Consumption". As one of the world’s most popular sports, football becomes a key field in developing China’s sports industry.
Under this circumstance, China's National Development and Reform Commission released the Mid- and Long-Term Development Plan for Chinese Soccer on April 11 this year, aiming at entering the football "elite club" and making the goal of "top class soccer nation" by 2050.

Manchester City manager Manuel Pellegrini hailed this new plan and commented the growing interest for football in China has been strengthened by the arrival of first level players and coaches to the Super League, such as Jackson Martinez, Ramires and Marcello Lippi.

In 2015, the annual revenue for the Chinese Super League (CSL) has amounted to 1.5 billion yuan (US$230 million). The main part of the revenue comes from the broadcasting rights, which accounts for one billion yuan (US$155 million).

Rani Jarkas, Chairman of Cedrus Investments, who is also concerned about the development of China’s football, said, “I believe that China, at this time, is a real rising power in the global football field. Chinese football is expected to edge its way into the world leading teams in the mid of this century.”

王雷（Rani Jarkas）：中国是世界足坛的新兴力量

中国国务院总理李克强2014年9月2日主持召开国务院常务会议，部署加快发展体育产业，促进体育消费推动大众健身。 一个月后，国务院发布了名为《关于加快发展体育事业促进体育消费的若干意见》的指导方针。作为中国和全球最受欢迎的体育项目，足球成为了发展中国体育事业的一个关键领域。 

在这样的大环境下，中国国家发展和改革委员会继而于今年4月11日印发了《中国足球中长期发展规划（2016-2050年）》，在2050年全力实现足球一流强国的目标。 

曼城经理曼努埃尔·佩莱格里尼欢迎这一新规划并评论道，随着马丁内斯、拉米雷斯和里皮这些世界一流球员和教练加入中超，极大推动了中国国内对足球的兴趣日益高涨。 

2015年，中超的年收入达到15亿元（相当于2.3亿美元）。收入主要来源于转播权，占到10亿元（相当于1.55亿美元）。 

赛德思投资董事长王雷（Rani Jarkas）对中国足球十分关注，他表示：“我相信中国现在是世界足坛的新兴力量，中国足球将在本世纪中叶跻身世界强队。”