Soccer frenzy draws crowds, sponsors
By Emma Gonzalez | China Daily | Updated: 2015-08-06 07:46
Huang Huan, a young professional in her thirties, does not consider herself to be a soccer fan.
Yet, she spent 580 yuan ($93.4) on a single ticket - a small fortune for the average Chinese - to watch Germany's Bayern Munich and Spain's Valencia CF play at Beijing's Olympic stadium recently.
Huang is one of the millions of Chinese who were caught up in a summer soccer frenzy.
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