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China: Lose-lose Situation for Football

Xueyung criticized the Chinese football team at the Olympics and said that the team not only lost the match but also their image. However, the blogger pointed out that the football fans also need to be responsible for the situation. ...full story at Global Voices

from Global Voices on Fri, Aug 15 2008

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