Football philosophy

China is visible in South Africa, even though its football team didn't qualify to play the beautiful game at the highest level.

Yan Shiduo, president of Chinese Football Association, is watching how the world's best 32 teams, especially our three neighbors, Japan, the ROK and the DPRK, play the game. The DPRK players' fighting spirit against favorites Brazil is said to have moved Yan to tears.

We're waiting to see what he will do with the Chinese team after he returns home. Will he cut Chinese footballers' unreasonably high income? Or will he come up with more effective rules to discipline the players who love betting and enjoy chasing girls more than the ball? Is he capable of cleansing Chinese football of match-fixing and betting?