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Plans to open 20,000 specialist football schools in 2017, aimed at training young players and cultivating talent, are part of the government's latest plan to advance China's ability to compete on the global pitch. 为提高中国足球在国际赛场上的竞争力，中国政府日前公布了最新的足球发展计划，将在2017年开设20000所足球专业学校，用于训练年轻球员、培养人才。 The Office for National Youth Campus Football said that China already had 13,381 "special football schools" as of 2016, and 69 counties are piloting programs for football in schools, the Xinhua News Agency reported. 据新华社报道，全国青少年校园足球办公室近日表示，2016年中国已经拥有13381所“足球专业学校”，而69个区县正在学校里试点足球项目。 | 
