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Fake soccer fans 伪球迷 (wei qiu mi)

The Football World Cup has made Chinese soccer fans crazier despite the absence of China from the "greatest show on Earth".

Apart from soccer fanatics who are willing to sacrifice their sleep to watch World Cup games live - which start at midnight Beijing time and continue up to 8 in the morning - there are also a number of people who have taken temporary interest in the game because of the fad generated by the glittering stars who are out to stamp their authority on the soccer field. These people are known as "fake soccer fans".