China is becoming the most favorite country for world top clubs and stars to visit with the country's economy expanding and sports fans spiralling.
English soccer icon David Beckham endorsed Beijing's bid for the 2022 Winter Olympics in his recent commercial visit to China, expecting an "incredible" 2022 Olympics if Beijing wins.
China will bid to host the FIFA World Cup in future not only for achieving competitive results but also for popularization of the sport in China, said president of the Chinese Football Association (CFA) Cai Zhenhua on Monday.
Can Chinese men's team one day lift the Jules Rimet trophy?
For hundreds of millions of Chinese soccer fans including President Xi Jinping, hosting a World Cup is the most common wish. But a consensus is yet to be reached on when to lodge a bid.
Colombia's soccer star James Rodriguez was the athlete who was searched the most in Google during 2014, according to a press report from Cuba's news site Cubadebate.
Beijing police have seized around 9.6 million U.S. dollars on illegal soccer betting during the 2014 FIFA World Cup.
Despite an almost hilariously bad national team of their own, Chinese football fans are wide awake these nights, watching the FIFA World Cup on the other side of the earth.
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