Women’s national team player Wang Shuang celebrates after the second leg of their Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games Asian qualification playoff match against South Korea in Suzhou, China in April. Photo: Xinhua
Women’s national team player Wang Shuang celebrates after the second leg of their Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games Asian qualification playoff match against South Korea in Suzhou, China in April. Photo: Xinhua

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Wang Shuang: biography, family, Paris Saint-Germain struggles, Wuhan league title win, and China women’s saviour

  • The 27-year-old midfielder is firing China into the 2023 Fifa World Cup – here’s what you need to know about the former PSG player
  • From her parents’ traumatising divorce, to language barriers in France, to Covid-19 lockdowns in native Wuhan, Wang has been through the trenches

Women’s national team player Wang Shuang celebrates after the second leg of their Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games Asian qualification playoff match against South Korea in Suzhou, China in April. Photo: Xinhua
Women’s national team player Wang Shuang celebrates after the second leg of their Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games Asian qualification playoff match against South Korea in Suzhou, China in April. Photo: Xinhua
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