China's soccer reform leads the field

A football player from China's top club Guangzhou Evergrande celebrates victory after a match. [File photo]

The comprehensive program for soccer reform and development published on Monday provides a blueprint for the healthy development of the sport in China, says a People's Daily article.

The program involves multiple aspects related to the country's soccer, including its management system, the national team, professional clubs, football lottery, and campus football, as well as construction of playing fields. The document also includes soccer in the country's plan for social development.

The publication of the program demonstrates China's determination to remedy the maladies that have bedevilled the nation's soccer cause.