The First China-German Symposium on Promotion of Youth Footballers, co-hosted by the Chinese People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries (CPAFFC) and Germany-China Friendship Association (GCFA), and organized by Eintracht Frankfurt Fu?ball AG, was held in CPAFFC on March 26.
The guests including Mr. Song Jingwu, Vice President of CPAFFC, Mr. Zhu Guanghu, Chairman of Shanghai Football Association (SFA), Mr. Wu Jingui, Sporting Director of Shanghai Greenland Shenhua Football Club, Mr. Shao Jiayi, Director of Chinese National Team Department of Chinese Football Association (CFA), Mr. Felix Kurz, Vice Chairman of GCFA, Mr. Markus Weidner, Director of International Cooperation Department of Eintracht Frankfurt Fu?ball AG, Mme. Yildiz Miller, Deputy Head of Cultural Office of Germany Embassy in China, Mr. Li Xin, Director General of Eintracht Frankfurt Fu?ball AG in Beijing Office and etc., were present. Over 120 personages from education, sport, football associations, foreign affairs offices, clubs and other departments and institutions in Beijing, Shanghai, Tianjin, Hebei, Liaoning, Zhejiang, Henan, Inner Mongolia, Shandong and etc., attended the symposium.

Vice President Song Jingwu said in his speech, the exchange through football has now become an important part of the exchanges of the humanity and culture between the countries. Developing football game among the youth is of great significance to the healthy growth and enhancing the mutual understanding of the youth between the countries. German is a football power. We could learn from its successful football training system for youth.

Germany Experts from Eintracht Frankfurt Fu?ball AG made an introduction about the experience in selection, training, psychological construction for the young athletes. He had a discussion with the audience on how to select football talents, develop campus football game, coach training, youth football league and etc.

During the symposium, CPAFFC and SFA signed the cooperation memorandum respectively with Eintracht Frankfurt Fu?ball AG.

China Radio International, People's network, China Beijing TV Station,  The Paper and Sports, PPTV and other media reported the activity.

Mr. Shen Xin, Director General of Department of European and Asian Affairs of CPAFFC, Mr. Lv Hongwei, Deputy Director General of Department of European and Asian Affairs of CPAFFC, attended the symposium.