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Mayday for the NFL in China

What do the NFL, small Chinese children, and a Taiwanese rock band have in common? Absolutely nothing, until the NFL decided to embark on its latest effort to make professional American football popular in China. While they've already started showing... ...full story at Shanghaiist

from Shanghaiist on Tue, Sep 15 2009

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