当地时间4月24日，中国足协与国际足联在瑞士苏黎世召开工作会议。会后，国际足联主席因凡蒂诺与国家体育总局副局长、中国足协党委书记杜兆才签署了国际足联-中国足协合作备忘录，进一步加强双方各领域合作交流。
合作备忘录涵盖足球治理体系架构、技术发展、职业足球发展、竞赛管理、裁判培训等各相关领域，国际足联将根据中国足协需要，提供各类技术支持。
国际足联主席因凡蒂诺表示，中国是世界人口第一大国，是国际足联发展足球运动的战略重点；中国足球近年来不断取得进步，国际足联希望通过联合工作组项目，进一步推动中国足球发展。
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