Girls practice basic football skills in Shanghai Xingta primary school. (CNS/ Zhuang Yi)

Xingta primary school is one of the first schools taking women’s football as specialty in Shanghai. All pupils - more than one thousand - come from nearby counties and migrant worker families. In recent 10 years, the school football team has made outstanding achievements and cultivated a batch of elite athletes for the national team.

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