LeTV takes the field to form Guoan partnership

A subsidiary of one of China's biggest online video companies is joining the rush by Internet firms to enter the country's sports sector.

LeEco, the biggest arm of Shenzhen-listed online video/smartphone maker LeTV, is forming an "in-depth" strategic partnership with the Beijing Guoan soccer club.

The club, the first professional soccer club on the Chinese mainland, was formed in 1992.