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The Chinese FA said Sunday that its under-20 team will return home from Germany after indefinitely suspending its tour over protests by activists who unfurled Tibetan flags at a game. The youth team had been scheduled to play a series of friendlies against German fourth-tier sides until May, aimed at improving China's chances at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
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The China under-20 team's controversial tour of Germany has been suspended at least until the winter break following a row over the display of Tibetan flags, the German Football Association (DFB) announced on Friday.
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China called for "mutual respect" on Monday as it lashed out at the appearance of Tibetan flags during the Chinese Under-20 team's friendly football game in Germany. The Chinese players stormed off the pitch in Mainz on Saturday after a group of six spectators displayed the flags during the first in a series of friendlies against…
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Austria and Germany joined France on Friday in raising the spectre of staying away from the 2018 Winter Olympics in South Korea amid security fears over nuclear-armed North Korea. Despite efforts by the International Olympic Committee to calm the jitters, winter Olympic powerhouse Austria said it was prepared to envisage staying away from the Pyeongchang Games…
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Joachim Loew's world champions Germany head to Prague for Friday's World Cup qualifier against the Czech Republic focused on preserving their 100 percent record. The match is Germany's first international of a season which finishes with the World Cup final. Having won all six qualifiers so far in Group C, victory at Prague's Eden Arena will…
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Berlin (dpa) - International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach would like to see a first Olympics on the African continent and Games once again in his native Germany. In an interview with Germany's Sport Bild published Wednesday, Bach did not specify whereabouts in Africa but said he was following "with great sympathy" Olympic initiatives in…
