German Bundesliga club Borussia Dortmund signed a training deal with Sport 8, Beijing-based soccer company co-founded by Chinese commentator Huang Jiangxiang, Dutch international Wesley Sneijder and Chinese entrepreneur Bai Qiang, the Chinese company said.

Under the deal Borussia Dortmund, runners up in last year's German Bundesliga and currently lying fifth, will take promising young Chinese players into their youth academy, and will also send some of its coaching staff to China for training sessions.

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