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Adidas teams with China’s Ministry of Education to launch educational football films

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By Danielle Long, Acting APAC Editor

June 2, 2017 | 3 min read

Adidas China has partnered with China’s Ministry of Education (MOE) and China Education Television (CETV) to launch an official TV series to teach young people football skills.

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Adidas China has created a TV series with China's Ministry of Education

The series, called “Daily Football” consists of 365 three minute episodes, which will air daily on China’s top educational TV channel, as well as online.

The episodes will feature top youth football coach, and Adidas brand ambassador, Tom Byer providing step-by-step instructions on how to complete essential football moves.

The series aims to reach 8 million young people across the country and is part of a major initiative by the Chinese Government to improve football skills in China, in a bid to enable the country to host, and ultimately win, the FIFA World Cup within the next 15 years.

This ambition has led to a huge growth in popularity for football in China, as well as a surge of interest in the Chinese Super League, which is attracting big name players such as Carlos Tevez, Alex Witsel, Oscar and Alexandre Pato. It has also led to increased funding for sports and football-related initiatives.

The series is part of a three-year partnership between Adidas and the MOE, which aims to accelerate the development of school football nationwide. The MOE aims to reach and train 20 million students in 20,000 schools across China.

It’s also part of Adidas’ ongoing strategy to support grassroots football in China through partnerships and development programs, which consist of youth leagues, coach training and player development.

WangDengfeng, director of physical, health and art education under the Ministry of Education, said, “The MOE school football program provides comprehensive, expert football training to schoolchildren throughout China through a diversified range of football learning tools. Supported by several key parties including Adidas, the ‘Daily Football’ series is set to play an important role in helping to widen football participation amongst schoolchildren nationwide.”

Adidas Greater China managing director, Colin Currie, said, “Our involvement with the TV series is an important milestone in terms of our successful partnership with the MOE and the wider world of Chinese grassroots football development. With this partnership, Adidas is committed to supporting the Chinese government’s goal to inspire a love of football and develop the footballing talents of tens of millions of school students nationwide.”

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