Football has Chinese fans cheer during a Group C qualifier match of the AFC Cup between China and Saudi Arabia held in Xi'an in northwest China's Shaanxi province on November 19, 2013. Photo: AP
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Football has Chinese fans cheer during a Group C qualifier match of the AFC Cup between China and Saudi Arabia held in Xi'an in northwest China's Shaanxi province on November 19, 2013. Photo: AP