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Dalian Youth Football Reform Writes a New Chapter on the Integration of Sports and Education

6:03pm, 11 September 2025【Football】

Dalian InBo team has an average attendance rate of 57,000 this season. Local rising stars such as Zhu Pengyu and Mao Weijie all came from campus youth training, breaking the boundary between professional football and campus. "Ten years ago, parents were afraid that their children would take the professional football path. Now we are 'grasping both hands and not missing out'." Zhang Yaokun, director of the youth training of Dalian Football Association, said that 112 Dalian youth training players have entered the professional league this year, of which 90% have a complete educational background.

Football allows children to sweat more when exercising, have more light eyes and be healthier in their body and mind. From early childhood enlightenment to professional halls, from classroom teaching to city business cards, Dalian has made football a vivid footnote to "the all-round development of people".