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China’s under-20 footballers to return home after German tour is suspended over Tibet protests
Youth soccer team had been targeted by activists at game in Mainz earlier this month
Tibetan protester unfurled the flag at a game in Mainz, Germany earlier this month. Photo: EPA-EFE
The Chinese FA will bring its under-20 team will return home from Germany after indefinitely suspending its tour over protests by activists who unfurled Tibetan flags at a game.
The youth team had been scheduled to play a series of friendlies against German fourth-tier sides as part of a project to improve China’s chances at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.