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Restless fans die watching World Cup

At least three Chinese soccer fans have died after staying up to watch the 2014 FIFA World Cup. A 39-year-old man surnamed Zhou in Shanghai died on Sunday after staying up for three consecutive nights to follow World Cup games, Shanghai Daily reported. A 25-year-old man in Suzhou, Jiangsu province, was found dead in front of a television at home on Saturday morning, with doctors attributing his death to a lack of sleep. Another man, 51-year-old Li Mingqiang, a former professional soccer player in Dalian, Liaoning province, died while watching the Holland-Spain game with his friends, Beijing Youth Daily reported.