While we patiently wait to welcome you back onto the pitch, today we give you a report on how football is shaping up on the other side of the world. 

Since last summer, there have been no social distancing or hygiene measures in place in China. This means we were able to host two courses in December, while our cooperation partner clubs - Huya FC and the Shanghai German School - have both been able to train as usual.

On 5 December, a local U12 team was allowed to train in Xiamen as part of a fan event held in conjunction with the first team's match against Eintracht Frankfurt. 18 children had the chance to get to know BVB and spend a fun and exciting afternoon with our two coaches Marius and Martin.

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In addition, twelve coaches underwent a two-week training and education course organised in cooperation with Huya FC. The programme focused on video analysis, coordination and training session planning, among other things.