China isn’t at the World Cup, so fans are cheering for a ref — and Messi — instead
For soccer fans like Miko Zhang, China’s failure to qualify for this year’s FIFA World Cup is almost beside the point.
China isn’t at the World Cup, so fans are cheering for a ref — and Messi — instead
For soccer fans like Miko Zhang, China’s failure to qualify for this year’s FIFA World Cup is almost beside the point.
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