RONGJIANG COUNTY, China -- Despite the financial woes and disappointing performance of top-level soccer in China, the sport is thriving at the grassroots as thousands of spectators gathered in this rural southwestern county for a local competition can attest.
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China's rural 'Super League' reignites soccer fans' passion
While pro teams founder, amateur games draw tourism and money to farm country
Spectators crowd right up to the pitch to watch a soccer game for the Village Super League in Guizhou province on June 22. (Photo by Yusuke Hinata)
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