The International Federation of Association Football, the world governing body of football known by its French acronym FIFA, states that a game called cuju, which bears similarities to football, originated in China 2,000 years ago.
In 2016, the Chinese Football Association (CFA) unveiled its plan to make China a country with a strong football sector by 2050. This resulted in a surge of attention, including my own. And having left Dutch professional football club Ajax in 2016, by early 2017 I was working in Shanghai and then, in 2018, began working with Beijing Guoan Football Club (FC), where I hold the title of head of performance.
A challenging job
My job entails overseeing all things that may influence the players physically including, but not limited to, scheduling gym training, recovery, nutrition and of
