Jack Ma betting on China's soccer team

Training teenagers to play soccer and reforming the current system are the two keys for the development of soccer in China, said Jack Ma, Alibaba founder and chairperson.

He believes schools should afford teenagers more chance to feel the spirit and culture of the sports, according to sports.qq.com on Sunday. If there's a good soccer planning for teenagers for 30 years, it will produce positive results, said Ma.

He adds that he will help China become one of the World Cup teams again within 10 to 20 years by introducing market mechanism into the whole soccer system in the country.