CHOOSING CLEATS OVER CATWALK

China's best female goaltender turned down offers to be a model, as Agence France-Presse reports

Zhao Lina is the face of Chinese women's soccer, a striking presence who towers over most people and turned down approaches to be a professional model.

Now the 26-year-old international goalkeeper, who stands 6-foot-2 (1.88 meters), hopes to use her stature to help raise the profile of the women's game in China.