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Dare to dream: Chinese teenage footballers in Jiangxi aim high

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In southeast China's Jiangxi Province, two teenagers have big dreams of becoming football stars – Liu Xiaochen, a striker on the Dingnan 3rd Middle School's under-14 girls' team, and Wang Fengyu, a goalkeeper on the school's under-14 boys' team.

Liu Xiaochen dreams of becoming the next Wang Shuai, a professional star who is a four-time winner of China's Golden Ball award, and has played all the way from county-level tournaments to the highest tier of international competition.

Wang Fengyu, as a goalkeeper, doesn't get to enjoy many goal-scoring highlights, but showcases a steely determination to safeguard his side's net and preserve hard-earned victories for his teammates.

This is their story.

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