reuters.com - 10/17/2008
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BEIJING (Reuters) - The most famous fan of a Chinese soccer club has decided to become a monk after the squad withdrew from the country's professional league last month in protest at the suspension of its top player. Wuhan Guanggu, a club based in the Yangtze river city of Wuhan, said it would ...
sportingnews.com - 10/23/2008
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sportingnews.com —
The word from China Daily , possibly translated
wrong and from "an unidentified source," is that Yao...
Ming's done with Chinese national ball: Yao Ming feels he is 'unable to play for the national team anymore' and may quit next year, ...
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Yao May Have Played His Last Game For China
football.guardian.co.uk - 10/14/2008
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football.guardian.co.uk —
BEIJING, Oct 14 (Reuters) - The most famous
fan of a Chinese soccer club has decided to...
become a monk after the squad withdrew from the country's professional league last month in protest at the suspension of its top player. Wuhan Guanggu, a club ...
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China football flap prompts fan to become monk | ...
deadspin.com - 10/13/2008
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deadspin.com —
This story has it all: Ping Pong, drunken
urination, karakoe, and of course at the center of...
it all a man named Wang Hao. Wang, who is China's most famed table tennis player, was involved in an altercation with a security guard on Thursday when the ...
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Today's Drunken Ping Pong Karaoke Peeing Incident ...
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ESPNtheMag.com - MagDaily —
... Mei Nansheng is a man of principle and deep conviction. The fervent fan of the Chinese soccer club Wuhan Guanggu has chosen to become a Buddhist monk upon hearing the news that his beloved team had withdrawn from the professional league. Mei's mantra: If my team is done, then so am I. Yes, the soccer fanatic known as the "Iron Trumpet" has ...
Disgruntled Chinese Soccer Fan Becomes A Monk
SPORTSbyBROOKS —
... deal with the pressures of modern sports fandom? It’s OK, just pack your bags and head for your local monastery. Shaolin Monks A Chinese soccer fan who is upset with the decision to suspend a player on the pro team he follows has decided to deal with it by moving to the Shaolin Temple and becoming a monk. Mei Nansheng , who is known to his friends as “Iron Trumpet,” is a supporter of Wuhan Guanggu of the Chinese Super League. Or, I should say, was a supporter of Wuhan Guanggu. Being a soccer fan in China can be a bit frustrating , writes REUTERS: Soccer is wildly popular in ...
Really dude? WTF
TheOriginalWinger.com —
... Hey look, I’m all for fanaticism; I turn my phone off in the second half of important games. I’m a little upset after a big loss. I even used to get crazy looks when I had to have my beer in a certain position on the three bev-naps folded into a star while I watched Laker games. But my guy from China, who is commonly known as “The Iron Trumpet” is taking things a little bit far… According to Rueters : The most famous fan of a Chinese soccer club has decided to become a monk after the squad withdrew from the country’s professional league last month in protest at the suspension ...
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Really dude? WTF
theoriginalwinger.com 10/22/2008 —
Hey look, I’m all for fanaticism; I turn my phone off in the second half of important games. I’m a little upset after a big loss. I even used to get crazy looks when I had to have my beer in a certain position on the three bev-naps ...
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