I’ve been watching an obscene amount of football recently, trying to make up for all the seasons I lost while in China. (Though to be fair, those years neatly coincided with the 49ers bleak period, so it wasn’t all bad). So I suppose it’s only natural to wonder what China would look like if it were managed by the National Football League. Could you imagine the Xinhua articles?
After missing the past three weeks with an injury, Vice President Xi Jinping has been ruled “probable” for the 18th Party Congress meetings scheduled in October
Three North Korean defectors were penalized for a “neutral zone infraction” while trying to cross the Yalu River.
Due to a continued strike, the league has announced that replacement judges will preside over the trial of Wang Lijun.
The Standing Committee of the Politburo has contemplating bringing back the “run and shoot” offense, last seen during the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989.
Several university students were flagged for unsportsmanlike conduct during the recent anti-Japan protests.
Following an unsuccessful night on the prowl in Sanlitun, two British expatriates vowed to convert more of their opportunities in the red zone.
Any others?
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