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Young Chinese football players walk to training at the Evergrande International Football School near Qingyuan in Guangdong Province. (Photo by Kevin Frayer/Getty Images)

Young Chinese football players walk to training at the Evergrande International Football School on June 13, 2014 near Qingyuan in Guangdong Province, China. The sprawling 167-acre campus is the brainchild of property tycoon Xu Jiayin, whose ambition is to train a generation of young athletes to establish China as a football powerhouse. The school is considered the largest football academy in the world with 2400 students, more than 50 pitches and a squad of Spanish coaches through a partnership with Real Madrid. (Photo by Kevin Frayer/Getty Images)




Young Chinese football players eat lunch under caricatures of famous footballers in the canteen at the Evergrande International Football School near Qingyuan in Guangdong Province. (Photo by Kevin Frayer/Getty Images)

Young Chinese football players eat lunch under caricatures of famous footballers in the canteen at the Evergrande International Football School near Qingyuan in Guangdong Province. (Photo by Kevin Frayer/Getty Images)




A Young Chinese football player eats his lunch on the canteen at the Evergrande International Football School near Qingyuan in Guangdong Province. (Photo by Kevin Frayer/Getty Images)

A Young Chinese football player eats his lunch on the canteen at the Evergrande International Football School near Qingyuan in Guangdong Province. (Photo by Kevin Frayer/Getty Images)




Young Chinese football players sit together in the campus as they wait to head to training at the Evergrande International Football School near Qingyuan in Guangdong Province. (Photo by Kevin Frayer/Getty Images)

Young Chinese football players sit together in the campus as they wait to head to training at the Evergrande International Football School near Qingyuan in Guangdong Province. (Photo by Kevin Frayer/Getty Images)




A view of some of the 50 pitches at the at the Evergrande International Football School near Qingyuan in Guangdong Province. (Photo by Kevin Frayer/Getty Images)

A view of some of the 50 pitches at the at the Evergrande International Football School near Qingyuan in Guangdong Province. (Photo by Kevin Frayer/Getty Images)




A Chinese coach shouts to players as young students wait to be subbed in during a training match at the Evergrande International Football School near Qingyuan in Guangdong Province. (Photo by Kevin Frayer/Getty Images)

A Chinese coach shouts to players as young students wait to be subbed in during a training match at the Evergrande International Football School near Qingyuan in Guangdong Province. (Photo by Kevin Frayer/Getty Images)




Football players take part in band practice after training at the Evergrande International Football School near Qingyuan in Guangdong Province. (Photo by Kevin Frayer/Getty Images)

Football players take part in band practice after training at the Evergrande International Football School near Qingyuan in Guangdong Province. (Photo by Kevin Frayer/Getty Images)




Football players stretch during training at the Evergrande International Football School on June 13, 2014 near Qingyuan in Guangdong Province. (Photo by Kevin Frayer/Getty Images)

Football players stretch during training at the Evergrande International Football School on June 13, 2014 near Qingyuan in Guangdong Province. (Photo by Kevin Frayer/Getty Images)




Children exercise on pull-up bars at the Evergrande International Football School on June 12, 2014 near Qingyuan in Guangdong Province. (Photo by Kevin Frayer/Getty Images)

Children exercise on pull-up bars at the Evergrande International Football School on June 12, 2014 near Qingyuan in Guangdong Province. (Photo by Kevin Frayer/Getty Images)




A young Chinese football player leaps up to head the ball during training at the Evergrande International Football School near Qingyuan in Guangdong Province. (Photo by Kevin Frayer/Getty Images)

A young Chinese football player leaps up to head the ball during training at the Evergrande International Football School near Qingyuan in Guangdong Province. (Photo by Kevin Frayer/Getty Images)




Football players watch others training at the Evergrande International Football School near Qingyuan in Guangdong Province. (Photo by Kevin Frayer/Getty Images)

Football players watch others training at the Evergrande International Football School near Qingyuan in Guangdong Province. (Photo by Kevin Frayer/Getty Images)




Young Chinese football players line-up to have their fingernails checked for cleanliness before training at the Evergrande International Football School near Qingyuan in Guangdong Province. (Photo by Kevin Frayer/Getty Images)

Young Chinese football players line-up to have their fingernails checked for cleanliness before training at the Evergrande International Football School near Qingyuan in Guangdong Province. (Photo by Kevin Frayer/Getty Images)




Children drink water from a communal tap after training at the Evergrande International Football School near Qingyuan in Guangdong Province. (Photo by Kevin Frayer/Getty Images)

Children drink water from a communal tap after training at the Evergrande International Football School near Qingyuan in Guangdong Province. (Photo by Kevin Frayer/Getty Images)




Young Chineseattend classes after training at the Evergrande International Football School near Qingyuan in Guangdong Province. (Photo by Kevin Frayer/Getty Images)

Young Chineseattend classes after training at the Evergrande International Football School near Qingyuan in Guangdong Province. (Photo by Kevin Frayer/Getty Images)




Football players help an injured player off the field during training at the Evergrande International Football School near Qingyuan in Guangdong Province. (Photo by Kevin Frayer/Getty Images)

Football players help an injured player off the field during training at the Evergrande International Football School near Qingyuan in Guangdong Province. (Photo by Kevin Frayer/Getty Images)




Students play during a match on a practice pitch at the Evergrande International Football School near Qingyuan in Guangdong Province. (Photo by Kevin Frayer/Getty Images)

Students play during a match on a practice pitch at the Evergrande International Football School near Qingyuan in Guangdong Province. (Photo by Kevin Frayer/Getty Images)




A student balances the ball on his nose as he walks to a training match at the Evergrande International Football School near Qingyuan in Guangdong Province. (Photo by Kevin Frayer/Getty Images)

A student balances the ball on his nose as he walks to a training match at the Evergrande International Football School near Qingyuan in Guangdong Province. (Photo by Kevin Frayer/Getty Images)




Students wait on line for lunch after training at the Evergrande International Football School near Qingyuan in Guangdong Province. (Photo by Kevin Frayer/Getty Images)

Students wait on line for lunch after training at the Evergrande International Football School near Qingyuan in Guangdong Province. (Photo by Kevin Frayer/Getty Images)




Students wait to kick during training at the Evergrande International Football School near Qingyuan in Guangdong Province. (Photo by Kevin Frayer/Getty Images)

Students wait to kick during training at the Evergrande International Football School near Qingyuan in Guangdong Province. (Photo by Kevin Frayer/Getty Images)
18 Jun 2014 12:56:00