As Chinese soccer gets ready for a major overhaul thanks to repeated urging from President Xi Jinping, a well-known fan of the sport, basketball star Stephon Marbury, has offered a suggestion to boost both sports - combine them.

"I wish we could join them together," said the Beijing Ducks' point guard, who is also an active supporter of Chinese Super League team Beijing Guo'an.

"I want to build a collaboration between Guo'an and the Ducks (to create) a soccer field and a basketball court, with a restaurant and a sports complex that has facilities for people to work out," he said.