（1） Overview of the first [The Sino-UK Football Education and Cultural Seminar and the (7th phase) The Sino-U.K School Football Project - English School Football Teaching Programme] (15-25 July 2019, at Shanghai)

（2） Interview with The SINO-U.K School Football Project -

Overview of Teaching Courses & Top Licensed Trainer

(Reproduced by CCTV, CNTV & TVB Europe News Channel)

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Mr Jamie Houchen 发言

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Mr Dave Carolan 发言

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Mr Mark Armtiage 发言

The Sino-U.K School Football Project

Speed up the construction of "The Sino-UK Football (Asia) Tongji Education Park"

Capitalizing on a new era background where the Chinese government is lending great policy support to the comprehensive deepening reform of football fields including football education and football industry, “The Sino-U.K School Football Project” enlightenment teaching in implementation and new concepts popularized in recent years, the phase-based “The Sino-U.K School Football Project - English School Football Teaching Programme” has been implemented in a deepened manner, built on acquired success. Under the auspices of Dr Sun Yi Xian’s Youth Foundation, a comprehensive football teaching team composed of over 100 experienced football teaching specialists with English and European certifications (Level Pro, Level A, Level B, Certificated by the FA or UEFA) and engaged in football teaching in college physical education departments has been established, which aims to support the football teaching in Greater China (including the Mainland China , Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau) and Asian countries and facilitate early results in the further reform of the football community. This English football teaching specialist team to offer support in China will surely provide systematic modern football teaching and coaching services for Chinese football teacher, coach and youth training programs.

Dr Sun Yi Xian’s Youth Foundation, together with the International Football Institute of Tongji University, successfully held the first “The Sino-UK Football Education and Cultural Seminar and the (7th phase) The Sino-U.K School Football Project - English School Football Teaching Programme” in Shanghai from July 15 to 25, 2019. Setting sail in Shanghai will help Dr Sun Yi Xian's Youth Foundation (UK) and Tongji University , as well as participating in the [The Sino-UK School Football Project] football culture teaching and training town base of the basic construction of relevant institutions, to start (Phase III) to speed up the construction of the "The Sino-UK Football (Asia) Tongji Education Park", giving priority to the selection of suitable provincial/city create golden opportunity policy, the foundation provide raised the funding to the investment in East and South China.

The “The Sino-U.K School Football Project - English School Football Teaching Programme” (Phase III) has planned the agreed goals in Greater China (including the Mainland China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau). It has consensus there will be 15,552 football teaching enthusiasts to participate in basic teaching courses as a starting point. The newly compiled modern football training courses and programs and a 5-6 years’ rotational training model will be applied to guide trainees such as Chinese football training teachers and coaches oriented for the new era in accomplishing foundation, intermediate, advanced and professional football club teaching courses. Trainees with development potential who have completed all four levels of teaching courses and achieved excellent results in assessment will become part of 300 Chinese football teachers and coaches who have mastered teaching skills (both in Chinese and English) and acquired certification equivalent to that by the English and European top-level football assessment institutions, which will lay a solid foundation for China’s cultivating a high-level modern football teaching team in the 21st century.

Dr Sun Yi Xian’s Youth Foundation’s commitment to developing the “The Sino-U.K School Football Project” will definitely benefit both the Chinese football community and the world football powers. It strives to explore ways to carry out modern football enlightenment teaching adapted to Chinese national conditions and deepen reforms, and adheres to developing a series of football teaching materials and management rules and systems for China with independent intellectual property rights and in line with internationally advanced practices. It is devoted to helping football teachers and coaches in Greater China improve their teaching skills, fostering the love and support of teenagers, children and parents of the whole society for football and enabling people of different ages in China to cultivate passion for football and respect for developing football culture and education, with the aim to help China and the UK achieve common development with other countries in terms of creative industries concerning economy, culture, education and sports in the golden age and support China in becoming a world football power at an early date!

25 July, 2019

(1) Thanks to the relevant organizations in China and the UK that support the long-term development concept of the [ The Sino-UK School football project ] (congratulation letters)

(2) Blueprint for the "The Sino-UK Football (Asia) Education Park"

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The Sino-UK Football Education Park will be established in Guangdong

Source: Xinhua News Agency 2022-12-17 12:13:18 Full text

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On 16th December 2022, Xinhua News Agency in Doha reported (by Reporters Mr Zijiang Wang and Mr Haoming Wang) that Mr Nelson Cheng, head of the "The Sino-UK School Football Project," announced the construction of The Sino-UK Football Education Park in Shangtang Village, Conghua District, Guangzhou. This project, aimed at promoting youth football in China, will be overseen by the Dr Sun Yi Xian's Youth Foundation in the UK, with Nelson Cheng serving as the foundation's Secretary-General.

Source: Xinhua News Agency- Voice bulletin｜The Sino-UK Football Education Park will be established in Guangdong. 2022-12-17 16:08:05

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According to Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Buckingham Palace to visit the British Duke of Cambridge, Prince William during the Sino-UK football cooperation exchange views, Prince William wish the Chinese and British football cooperation to achieve greater success.
October 18, 2015 Chinese President Mr. Xi Jinping accepted the UK through the agency (Reuters) on the visit to the UK visit: refer to the Sino-UK football cooperation issues, Xi Jinping admitted that in 2012, the Sino-UK School football project started , The England provides training for Chinese grassroots football coaches. (For more information, please click the following link)

Mr. Xi Jinping, President of China, on 14 June, 2017
Meet with Mr Gianni Infantino, President of FIFA in Beijing
Jointly discussing the reform and development of Chinese football
(Source: Xinhua News Agency 14 June, 2017)

Xi Jinping for the development of national football pointed out "play"
(Source: Xinhua News Acency 16 June 2017)

Chinese Xi Jinping presided over a symposium with representatives of experts in the field of education, culture, health and sports, emphasizing the comprehensive promotion of the development of education, culture, health and sports, and continuously enhancing the people's sense of happiness and security
(Source: Xinhuanet.com 22 September, 2020)

On 15-25 July 2019, Sino-UK Football Education and Cultural Seminar and the (7th phase) Sino-U.K School Football Project - English School Football Teaching Programme (please click here to view news report)

A. The Sino-UK School Football Project, initiated by the Dr Sun Yi Xian's Youth Foundation (UK), has organised a team of more than 100 experienced teachers and coaches from England and Europe who are experts holding professional certifications (including The FA, UEFA A Level, B Level, and Pro Level) in teaching football culture. "Building on past achievements" to build on the experience of England and Europe in the development of the football industry, to help China and ASEAN countries to promote the cooperation of modern football teachers and coaches teaching curriculum, to assist in the development of modern school and community football in the Greater China region and ASEAN countries in the integration of sports and education must develop a series of teaching materials and teaching guides (bilingual) for teaching youth football across different age groups. The development and publication of a series of teaching materials and teaching guides (bilingual in English and Chinese) for youth football in the Greater China region and ASEAN countries, to ensure the implementation of the new modern football management regulations and the deepening of the teaching technology reform programme in China, to establish a new pathway for the development of a higher level of talent for youth football players in the Greater China region, to strengthen the exchange and competition activities between the Chinese football sector and the school football and youth community football in developed countries, mainly in the UK and Europe, and to help China promote football for all It will also help China to promote the popularisation of the teaching culture and the reform of the football creative industry, promote the establishment of the first Sino-British training base for modern football teaching with a long-term and fixed nature, and ensure the development of the co-integration of China and the world in the field of football teaching culture and football industry and make outstanding achievements as soon as possible!

B. The Sino-UK School Football Project has joined hands with Tongji University and the Shanghai Football Association to jointly develop a modern football subject curriculum and coaching curriculum system to develop a set of modern football coach teaching programme with independent intellectual property rights and suitable for China's national conditions. Said Mr Nelson Cheng, chairman of the Dr Sun Yi Xian's Youth Foundation.(Source: Xinhua News Agency 15-07-2019)

Dr. Wang Dengfeng, Director of the Department of Sports, Health and Art Education of the Ministry of Education of China, on 21 October, 2013, at the Sino-UK School Football Project (Phase 1)- English School Football Teaching Programme, foundation Course Training Course- Closing Ceremony of Zhongshan Memorial Middle School（Video below）

On December 31, 2021, the seventh meeting of the China-National Youth Campus Football Work Leading Group was held in Beijing to thoroughly implement the spirit of the Sixth Plenary Session of the 19th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, comprehensively summarize the effective experience of promoting school football work in the past seven years, and further Plan and deploy to promote the reform and development of campus football. Mr Huai Jinpeng, Minister of Education and head of the China-National Youth Campus Football Work Leading Group, attended the meeting to summarize and deliver a speech. (Video reprint - Ministry of Education of China, please click here)

The meeting pointed out that in the past seven years, the members of the leading group have carefully studied and understood the spirit of Chinese President Xi Jinping's important instructions on school football work, and fully implemented the overall strategic deployment of the Party Central Committee and the State Council on school football work. Requirements (Source: Chinese Ministry of Education)

Authoritative release | Education Minister Chen Baosheng: Improve the system, improve governance, and fully open a new era of national youth campus football development

On 29 November, 2019, the fifth meeting of the National Youth School Football Work Leading Group was held at the Ministry of Education. Mr Chen Baosheng, Secretary of the Party Leadership Group and Minister of the Ministry of Education, and leader of the National Youth School Football Work Leadership Group attended the meeting and delivered an important speech entitled "Improve the System, Improve Governance, and Fully Open the New Era of National Youth School Football Development". (Reproduced: China Student Sport Federation)

Speech by Chinese Minister of Education Yuan Guiren at the National School Sports Work Symposium

Highlight key projects and strive for major breakthroughs in school football. One is to accelerate popularization. Formulate and implement a mid- and long-term development plan for school football, rationally arrange designated schools for elementary schools, middle schools, and universities, and expand school football designated schools from the current 5,000 to 20,000 in three years. The second is to launch the league. Starting this year, we will gradually establish and improve the four-level football league mechanism for elementary, junior high, high school and university, and clear the growth channel of football talents through the admission examination policy, and continuously cultivate outstanding football reserve talents. The third is continuous promotion. Strengthen guidance, sum up experience, improve effectiveness, and gradually extend the successful practice of school football to collective sports such as basketball and volleyball. (Reproduced on the portal of the Ministry of Education of China)

Interview with The SINO-U.K. SCHOOL FOOTBALL PROJECT - The FA Licensed Trainers

Interview with Dr. Sun Yi Xian's Youth Foundation(UK) Director and
The Sino-U.K School Football Project - Founder - Mr Nelson Cheng

Interview with Sino-UK School Football Project
The FA Licensed Trainer - Mr Richard Carter

Interview with Sino-UK School Football Project
The FA Licensed Trainer - Mr Jamie Houchen

Interview with Sino-UK School Football Project
The FA Licensed Trainer - Mr Kevin England

Interview with Dr. Sun Yi Xian's Youth Foundation(UK)
Head of Sport Education Mr John Read

Interview with Sino-UK School Football Project
The FA Licensed Trainer - Ms Jackie Bushell

Interview with Sino-UK School Football Project
The FA Licensed Trainer - Mr Noel Bake

Interview with Sino-UK School Football Project
The FA Licensed Trainer - Mr Philip Woolnough

The SINO-U.K School Football Project (Phase 1) Opening Ceremony at Zhongshan Memorial Middle School

Reported by CCTV-5 & CNTV The Sino-U.K School Football Project on 14 October 2013

CNTV & CCTV News Channel, China, UK to launch football project
Xinhua News Agency visited The FA - International Relations Ms Jane Bateman

Sino-U.K School Football Project
Opening Ceremony at Zhongshan Memorial Middle School on 14 October, 2013
Mr John Read speech

Sino-U.K School Football Project
Opening Ceremony at Zhongshan Memorial Middle School on 14 October, 2013
Director of the Department of Sports, Health and Arts, Dr Wang DengFeng, speech

Sino-U.K School Football Project
Closing Ceremony at Zhongshan Memorial Middle School on 21 October, 2013
The FA Licensed Trainer Ms Tessa Payne speech

Sino-U.K School Football Project
Closing Ceremony at Zhongshan Memorial Middle School on 21 October, 2013
The FA Licensed Trainer Mr James Houchen speech

Sino-U.K School Football Project
Closing Ceremony at Zhongshan Memorial Middle School on 21 October, 2013
Student Mr Zhou Cui speaks

The Sino-U.K School Football Project
Closing Ceremony at Zhongshan Memorial Middle School on 21 October, 2013
Mr Nelson Cheng speech

The Sino-U.K School Football Project-The first training programme in Shanghai on 22 September, 2014

Mr. Jiang Fuming, Vice President of Tongji University and Executive Director of Shanghai Campus Football League, and Dr. Sun Yi Xian's Youth Foundation (UK), on behalf of Mr. Nelson Cheng, signed The Sino-UK School Football Project, Shanghai The primary and secondary schools in 17 counties and districts carried out English School Football Teaching Programme to promote the improvement of the teaching level of Shanghai football teachers.

The closing ceremony of the first training programme of The Sino-UK School Football Project in
Shanghai was held on 22 September, 2014 (video)
Ms Claire speech

The closing ceremony of the first training programme of The Sino-UK School Football Project
in Shanghai on 22 September, 2014 (video)
Secretary-General Dr You Songhui's speech

The Sino-UK School Football Project The closing ceremony of the first training course
in Shanghai on September 22, 2014 (video)
The Director General of Dr Sun Yi Xian's Youth Foundation (UK) - Mr Nelson Cheng speech

The Sino-U.K School Football Project-The first training programme
in Shanghai-Opening ceremony on 15 September, 2014
Shanghai Sports Bureau-Speech by Deputy Director Ms Guo Bei (video)

The Sino-U.K School Football Project-The first training programme
in Shanghai-Opening ceremony on 15 September, 2014
Shanghai student representative Ms Teng Yinglei delivered a speech

The closing ceremony of the first training course of The Sino-U.K School Football Project
in Shanghai was held on 22 September, 2014 (video)
Student Mr Zhang Hao, speech

The Sino-U.K School Football Project-Shanghai First Training Programme -
Opening Ceremony Video on 15 September, 2014
Speech by Deputy Director of Shanghai Municipal Education Commission Mr Wang Ping

The closing ceremony of the first training course of The Sino-U.K School Football Project
in Shanghai was held on 22 September, 2014 (video)
Student Mr Chen Yong, speech

The closing ceremony of the first training programme of The Sino-UK School Football Project
in Shanghai was held on 22 September, 2014 (video)
Issue The Sino-UK School Football Project - School Football Training Programme Certificate

The SINO-U.K SCHOOL FOOTBALL PROJECT (Phase 3) Zhongshan City School Football was held on 16-01-2015

The Sino-U.K School Football Project-Dr Sun Yi Xian's Youth Foundation (U.K) and Zhongshan School Football Association have signed a 15-year Zhongshan School Football Strategic Cooperation Agreement. In the future, the two sides will jointly hold foundation, intermediate and advanced School football training programme in Zhongshan City

The Sino-U.K School Football Project (Phase 3)
The opening ceremony of the first training course of Zhongshan school football was held on 16 January, 2015
Zhongshan Education and Sports Bureau: Deputy Director Mr Li Liang speaks (video)

The Sino-U.K School Football Project (Phase 3)
The opening ceremony of the first training course of Zhongshan school football was held on January 16, 2015
Speech by Mr Nelson Cheng, Director General of Dr Sun Yi Xian's Youth Foundation (U.K) (Video)

The Sino-U.K School Football Project (Phase 3)
The opening ceremony of the first training course of Zhongshan school football was held on 16 January, 2015
Special Director of Dr Sun Yi Xian's Youth Foundation (U.K)-Speech by Mr. John Read (Video)

The Sino-U.K School Football Project (Phase 3)
The opening ceremony of the first training course of Zhongshan school football was held on 16 January, 2015
School of Physical Education, Nanchang Hangkong University: Speech by Vice Dean Mr Zhou Chi (Video)

Responsible for the English Football Association's qualification management
Mr. Nicholas Baker's speech

The SINO-U.K School Football Project Phase IV (Shanghai Phase II) Teaching Training Course (Video)

The Sino-UK School Football Project (Phase IV) - English School Football International Foundation Course - coach training, Junior course training in Shanghai (Phase II) on 6 July 2015 (Video)

opening 1 Vice Chairman of Shanghai Municipal Education Commission - Mr. Wang Ping Congratulations

opening 2 Shanghai Municipal Education Commission Sports Health and Art Education Director - Mr. Ding Li congratulations

opening nelson Dr Sun Yi Xian's Youth Foundation (UK) Director-General and Sino-UK School Football Project Founder - Mr Nelson Cheng speech

opening 3 Shanghai Normal University affiliated school principals congratulations

opening Jamie Dr. Sun Yi Xian's Youth Foundation(UK) Independent Advisor - Jamie Houchen speech

The Sino-UK School Football Project Opening Ceremony at Zhongshan Memorial Middle School

The SINO-U.K School Football Project-English School Football Teaching Programme, Foundation Course Training Programme (Phase 1) 14 October, 2013 Opening Ceremony of China's First Football Training-Zhongshan Training Course and CCTV5 News Report（Video）

sino uk school football project open ceremony 14102013 Wang dang feng thurmb Dr Wang Dengfeng, Director of the Department of Sports, Health, and Sports of the Ministry of Education of China came to congratulate the opening of The Sino-U.K. School Football Project

sino uk school football project open ceremony 14102013 Nelson cheng thrumb Speech by Mr Nelson Cheng, Director-General of Dr Sun Yi Xian's Youth Foundation (UK) and Founder of The Sino-UK School Football Project.

sino uk school football project open ceremony 14102013 John Read thrumb Speech by Mr. John Read, Chief Executive Officer of the English School Football Association

sino uk school football project open ceremony 14102013 Dai miao yuan thrumb Mr Dai Miaoyuan, a student participating in The Sino-U.K. School Football Project training course, gave a speech

The Sino-U.K School Football Project (Phase 2)-English school football international basic course, elementary course training course September 15-22, 2014 Shanghai second training course started at Tongji University（Video）

shanghai open ceremony mr you 1 Secretary-General Dr You Songhui, representative of Shanghai Campus Football League

shanghai open ceremony 2a Professor Jiang Fuming, Vice President of Tongji University and Executive Director of Shanghai Campus Football League, delivered a speech

shanghai open ceremony Jamie 1 Congratulations by Mr. Jamie Houchen, Director of Education Department of the Football Association

shanghai open ceremony Nelson_cheng Speech by Mr Nelson Cheng, Director General of Dr Sun Yi Xian's Youth Foundation (UK) and Founder of The Sino-UK School Football Project

[The SINO-UK School Football Project] -English School Football Teaching Programme - foundation Course (Phase 3) - The closing ceremony of the first Sino-UK School Football Teaching Training Course in Zhongshan City was held on 23 January, 2015 --- Certificate issued (video)

On 16 January, 2015 The Sino-UK School Football Project - English School Football Teaching Programme Foundation Course (Phase 3) - Zhongshan City's first Sino-UK School football teaching training programme opened------- For details, please click here

The Sino-UK School Football Project-aims to promote the teaching and coaching courses of English football teachers, promote the management of modern football in the Greater China region, and strengthen cooperation in the football industry between China and the UK.

Sino-U.K School Football Project - English School Football Teaching Programme

Sino-UK School Football Project - The opening ceremony held at Zhongshan Memorial Middle School on 14 October, 2013

16 January, 2015 in Zhongshan Experimental Middle School Sino-U.K School Football Project - English School Football Teaching Programme, foundation course

The first Sino-U.K School Football Project organized by the Ministry of Education of China and the Dr Sun Yi Xian's Youth Foundation at Zhongshan Memorial Middle School on 14 October, 2013

Sino-U.K School Football Project - English School Football Teaching Programme - Foundation Course (Phase 3) (16 January, 2015)

Sino-U.K School Football Project - English School Football Teaching Programme - Foundation Course (Phase 4) (16 July, 2015)

Sino-U.K School Football Project - English School Football Teaching Programme - Foundation Course (Phase 5) (29 November, 2015)

The Dr Sun Yi Xian's Youth Foundation and International Football College of Tongji University (2nd Stage) implemented the Sino-U.K School Football Project to train elite lecturers in Chinese football teaching (15 July, 2018)

On 15-25 July 2019, Sino-UK Football Education and Cultural Seminar and the (7th phase) Sino-U.K School Football Project - English School Football Teaching Programme

SINO-U.K. School Football Project - English School Football Teaching Programme - Football Training Ground Teaching (Phase 1) (China's First Football - Zhongshan Training) (14-21 October, 2013)

15-22 September 2014, SINO-U.K School Football Project - English School Football Teaching Programme - Foundation Course - Football Training Ground Teaching (Phase 2) (The first training course in Shanghai)

The Dr Sun Yi Xian's Youth Foundation (U.K) and International Football College of Tongji University (2nd Stage) implemented the SINO-U.K. School football project to train elite lecturers in Chinese football teaching (21 July, 2018)

On 23 January, 2015, the Dr Sun Yi Xian's Youth Foundation (U.K) has organized public welfare activities with football teaching expert members of the SINO-U.K. School Football Project with the football captain and parents and teachers of Langjing Primary School in Zhongshan City to promote public welfare activities in Chinese school football.

The Sino-UK Football Education Park will be established in Guangdong.

(This article is translated from Xinhua News Agency.)

Source: Xinhua News Agency 2022-12-17 12:13:18 Full text

On 16th December 2022, Xinhua News Agency in Doha reported (by Reporters Mr Zijiang Wang and Mr Haoming Wang) that Mr Nelson Cheng, the head of the "The Sino-UK School Football Project," announced on the 16th that the Dr Sun Yi Xian's Youth Foundation, for which he serves as Secretary-General, will establish The Sino-UK Football Education Park in Shangtang Village, Conghua District, Guangzhou, to promote the development of youth football in China.

News Jamie houchen

The Dr Sun Yi Xian's Youth Foundation is a non-profit organisation registered in the UK in 2003. The "The Sino-UK School Football Project" is based on a 15-year agreement signed between the Foundation and the English Football Association (FA) in 2012. Through this project, the Foundation brings experienced football education experts from the English FA and the English Schools' Football Association to introduce new concepts of football education from England to China, promoting the British style of football education.

The first phase of the "The Sino-UK School Football Project" focused on launching coaching courses in China, training nearly 300 bilingual (Chinese and English) football coaches with international certification. In July 2018, the second phase began, in collaboration with Tongji University, with 15,552 football enthusiasts participating in foundational teaching courses.

Mr Nelson Cheng said, “The construction of The Sino-UK Football Education Park marks the third phase of the 'The Sino-UK School Football Project.' This phase focuses on building a team of experts with extensive knowledge and experience in football education, with the long-term goal of systematically introducing English and European football education, football economics, and football branding.”

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In 2012, Mr Jamie Houchen, a technical official from the English FA, signed the "The Sino-UK School Football Project" agreement on behalf of the FA. Now the Director of FIFA's Technical Department, Mr Houchen mentioned in an interview during the Qatar World Cup that Mr Nelson Cheng's plan to build a football education park in Guangzhou will undoubtedly accelerate the development of school football in China and aligns with FIFA’s talent development initiatives.

“Mr Nelson Cheng has shown great passion for football over the years, dedicating significant time, energy, and resources to the sport. The construction of the Guangzhou Football Education Park is a forward-thinking plan. His collaboration with British coaches has matured significantly, and if his project is successful, coaches from other countries and regions will likely join. This would greatly benefit the long-term development of football in China,” Mr Houchen said.