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Should China's football league turn back to local coaching talent?

Arecentheadcoachappointmentmadebytop-flightChinesesideShandongLunenghasarousedheatedonlinedebateinthecountryaboutthefutureoflocaltalentinitsdomesticfootballleag

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Football veteran brings game to kids in nearly 100 rural primary school

Afterathree-hourdriveandwalkingonatreacherouscountryroad,69-year-oldfootballveteranWangSuishengandhisteamfinallyarrivedattheirdestination:DaqingPrimarySchoolinS

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Football a refuge for children who seek asylum in Australia

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The 'Godfather of Shanghai football' inspired by Manchester Utd

Heisknownasthe"GodfatherofShanghainesefootball",isaformerplayerandmanageroftheChinesenationalteam,andownsasideintheSpanishleague.Now,attheageof73,thecharismatic

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Putin takes fight to hooligans ahead of World Cup

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China to promote football in schools with specialist zones

Chinahasaddedeightexperimentalzonestopromotefootballonschoolcampuses,takingthetotalnumberofsuchareasto12,accordingtotheMinistryofEducation.The12experimentalzone

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Indonesian football player dies in tragic collision with teammate

ByAPDwriterMaverickJAKARTA,Oct.16(APD)–IndonesiangoalkeeperplayerservingforanEastJavaprovince’sfootballclubdiedaftercommittedaseveretragiccollisionwithhisteamma

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FIFA Women' s World Cup France 2019 emblem and slogan unveiled

Withlessthantwoyearstogo,theofficialemblemandsloganforFIFAWomen'sWorldCupFrance2019wereunveiledintheMuseedel'HommehereonTuesday.Theemblemfeaturesthecompetitiont

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No sand, no problem: Beach football in landlocked Afghanistan

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Colombia FARC rebels want to form pro football club

DemobilizedfightersfromColombia'sleftistFARCrebelswanttoformaprofessionalleaguefootballclub,officialssaidFriday.TheRevolutionaryArmedForcesofColombiahavedisarme

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150-pound Oklahoma University stadium cake for groom goes viral

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Portuguese revenue authority investigating alleged tax fraud by C.Ronald

The Portuguese revenue authority is investigating alleged tax fraud by clubs and football players, including Portuguese footb

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This day that year: David Beckham announces retirement

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Xi steps up sport diplomacy with historic visit to IOC

​Chinese President Xi Jinping, an avid football fan who is not shy from showing off his skills, has added an important chapter to his sports diplomacy.

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Chapecoense club named South American Cup winner

​Brazilian football club Chapecoense, which was virtually wiped out in a plane crash last week, was crowned winner of the South American Cup (Copa Sudamericana) on Monday.

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Female Afghan footballer shooting for equality, tackling taboos

​"My sole intention for playing football is to promote equality and display my talent as a female in this male-dominated society," Zulina Samimi, 20, told Xinhua at a sport stadium here.

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Tributes flow for former FIFA head Joao Havelange

Tributes have poured in for former FIFA president Joao Havelange, who died on Tuesday aged 100. The Samaritano Hospital in Rio de Janeiro confirmed Havelange died of complications resulting from a lung infection.