Chinese referee Ma Ning heads to World Cup as men's team stays home
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The Economist
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Ma Ning, a Chinese football referee, is heading to the World Cup in Miami, representing China as an official despite the men's national team failing to qualify since 2002. The article highlights the irony that while China struggles to produce world-class players, it has become unexpectedly successful at producing referees for international tournaments.
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China's footballers will not be joining him.
The men's team has not qualified for a World Cup since 2002, when it crashed out without scoring a goal.
Though the country struggles to get its players to football's biggest tournament, it has become unexpectedly adept at producing referees.
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