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Bad News Blades – China Sports

www.chengduliving.com — After being busted for match-fixing, it was confirmed today by the Chinese Football Association that Chengdu’s local team, The Blades, will be ejected from China’s premier league.

After enduring years of crushing disappointment, Chinese football fans are used to it, as the national team has faltered over and over again. Even though China is home to a massive number of world class athletes and football is among the country’s most popular sports, they couldn’t beat Qatar to qualify for the World Cup. Well, maybe that’s not being fair – they qualified for the Korean World Cup in 2002, even though they didn’t win any games or score any goals.

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