BERLIN (AP) The German soccer federation is mulling a proposal to allow China’s under-20 team to compete in the fourth tier of its league system.
Because the Southwest Regional League is comprised of 19 clubs, each currently has two match-days free that can be used for friendly games. The one-off action would allow China’s under-20 team to prepare for the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo.
”Nothing has been fixed yet but the clubs are all in favor,” league president Felix Wiedemann told The Associated Press on Thursday. ”There’s a lot of interest in it. It’s important to say that there will be no points at stake, so it won’t influence the outcome of the league.