Dear fans of soccer and followers of random and obscure news (at least what is considered as obscure in the western world), here are two pieces of news for your viewing pleasure. But everyone else is welcomed to read this too.
News #1: Over the past two months, the scandal-filled Chinese Football Association (CFA) has been under investigation for bribery, corruption, and match fixing. About 20 officials, players, and managers have been arrested, including the vice chairman of the CFA, in this clean-up effort.
News #2: As one of the most beloved sports in China, men’s soccer has brought nothing but disgrace to its devoted Chinese fans for the past couple of decades. Despite the sad plays, dramas, and scandals surrounding the men’s national soccer team, fans still rush to their games to cheer them on through their inevitable losses. That is, until this week. China has pulled a pleasantly surprising win over South Korea in the East Asian Men’s Soccer Championship, a win that has eluded the Chinese men’s team for 32 years.
I want to offer a small thanks to the men’s team for this pre-Chinese New Year gift, which is definitely being enjoyed by the fans and the general public of China (after all, who doesn’t want their country’s representative to stop humiliating themselves). So as devoted fans finally get to celebrate after a few decades of waiting, there is a looming question. Are the two events described above somehow related?
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