| Abstract | Chinese football fans used to call themselves masochists. They loyally went along to support their national team, only to feel intense pain from watching humiliating defeats brought about by bad strategy and listless performances. But perhaps the final whistle has now been blown on those days. Chinese footballers have shown surprising progress in this year's 12-team national league A-class tournament. There have been brilliant displays of both prowess and potential. This, for the man on the street, could be the most important change in China this year. |
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