The Chinese Football Association (CFA) is the governing body for association football in China, with roots reaching to 1924 and reorganized under the People's Republic in 1955, headquartered in Shanghai. It oversees the Chinese national football teams and the domestic Chinese Super League, and has been the focus of major state-directed investment and reform efforts since the 2010s aimed at building the country into a global football power.
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Founded in 1924, the Chinese Football Association became members of FIFA in 1931
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is the governing body for association football, beach soccer and futsal in the People's Republic of China
Associated With: Asian Football Confederation (AFC), Lead, sentence 2
the country's membership in AFC allows teams to participate in that organizations club and national team competitions
Associated With: FIFA (Federation Internationale de Football Association), Lead, sentence 3
China is also a member of FIFA
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