Soccer corruption trials kick off
By Tang Yue and Liu Ce | China Daily | Updated: 2011-12-20 08:08
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Two soccer fans raise posters that read: "Rebirth of Chinese soccer" and "Don't let fans down again" on Monday at the gate of the Tieling Intermediate People's Court where Zhang Jianqiang, former director of the Chinese Football Association's referee committee, stood trial. Provided to China Daily |
TIELING, Liaoning / BEIJING - Soccer fans braved temperatures of -15 C outside a local court in the northeast city of Tieling as the long-awaited trials for former Chinese soccer officials started here on Monday morning.
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