Shanghai | At a cloistered soccer academy known simply as “The Island”, some of China’s most promising teenage players are plucked from their families and immersed in the beautiful game.
It is all part of a sweeping plan to fulfil President Xi Jinping’s grand dream of turning China into a global soccer powerhouse.
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Jessica Sier is the North Asia Correspondent for The Australian Financial Review. She is based in Tokyo, Japan. Jessica has previously written on technology, global capital markets and economics. Connect with Jessica on Twitter. Email Jessica at jessica.sier@afr.com
