National soccer team ends dry spell
By Yan Jie and Chen Xiangfeng | China Daily | Updated: 2010-02-11 07:52
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China's players celebrate after Deng Zhuoxiang (8) scored a goal against South Korea in their East Asian Championship soccer match in Tokyo yesterday. Reuters |
The national soccer team yesterday won its first match against South Korean players in an international game in the last 32 years, giving a much-needed boost to a Chinese soccer scene mired in match-fixing and illegal betting scandals.
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