Feature: Devoted fans follow China's soccer team despite string of losses

by sportswriters Wang Zijiang, Lyu Wei

ADELAIDE, Australia, Oct. 11 (Xinhua) -- For Xiao Du, a devoted fan of China's national soccer team, following his team has become a way of life - no matter the cost or the outcome.

To watch China face Australia in a World Cup qualifier, Xiao Du embarked on a grueling 34-hour journey, flying from Beijing to Shanghai, then to Sydney, and finally to Adelaide.

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