China star Li Ying, who came out as lesbian in June, back in the national football squad for the Asian Cup

• Li Ying, who set the 2018 AFC Women’s Asian Cup ablaze with a tournament-best seven goals, returns for 2022 Women’s Asian Cup training squad
• She became the country’s first openly gay athlete in June this year after celebrating a first-year anniversary to girlfriend Chen Leilei – a move that sparked intense media interest