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Chinese national soccer team releases head coach Vladimir Petrovic

China's men's national soccer (football) team is letting head coach Vladimir Petrovic's contract expire after the team's disappointing attempt to qualify for the 2010 World Cup (Asian Football Confederation report). The Serbian was hired on an 11-month... ...full story at Shanghaiist

from Shanghaiist on Mon, Jul 07 2008

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