Tickets sell out ‘in five minutes’ as China football fans relish return


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The new Chinese Super League season kicks off on Saturday after three years of Covid controls with tickets reportedly selling out in just five minutes for the biggest match of the opening weekend. The remodelled Workers' Stadium in the capital will stage the opening ceremony and a clash between hosts Beijing Guoan and Meizhou Hakka, one of four games on Saturday to get the campaign underway. After restrictions placed on Chinese football since the Covid pandemic, including games in secure "bubbles" and limits on attendances, fans will be able to see their beloved teams home and away again. The state-run...