Celebrities' sharing on social media of a football league in Rongjiang, Guizhou province, has propelled the county to national fame. Read more at straitstimes.com.
matches, cheers and groans of disappointment burst from the stands whenever a team scores or misses a goal. Suspense builds up whenever players dribble the ball towards the goalkeepers, with collective gasps heard from the crowds.
“Rongjiang’s residents have always been passionate about football, and we have been organising the village leagues on and off since the 1990s. “It is the first time that I will be playing with people outside of Rongjiang,” Mr Li said. “The other teams said our“Everyone can come train and play as long as they want to,” added Mr Li, who helps his team train younger players, who start as early as five years old.
, during half-time, wearing their traditional garb with tomato necklaces and skirts made of leafy vegetables.
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