China allows limited fan attendance at topflight football games as coronavirus recedes

China is set to welcome a limited number of fans back to attend a mouth-watering top-of-the-table Chinese Super League (CSL) clash in Suzhou, east China's Jiangsu Province, as authorities attempt to press ahead with plans to restore normality after COVID-19 pandemic recedes into the rearview mirror. 

The highly anticipated encounter between the traditional powerhouse Beijing Guoan and the high-flying Shanghai SIPG will be watched by about 2,000 spectators, which comprises both clubs' supporters as well as role models in the country's fight against coronavirus and floods, the Chinese Football Association (CFA) announced in a press conference on Friday. 

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