Soccer team

As a soccer fan, Xi Jinping is also concerned with the sport in China. According to reports, when working in Hebei province, Xi Jinping often asked his friend Nie Weiping, a professional Go player, for soccer tickets. Disappointed at the performance of the Chinese team, the two even walked out of a match between Chinese national team and a team from UK. Although Xi "feels sad for the game", he "has always paid close attention to it," said Nie.[Photo/Xinhua]