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Chinese Football Team Heavily Fined for 'Casting Spell' on Opponents

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The unbelievable story above took place in China League Two - the third-tier football league in China, when Changchun Xidu Club was discovered to be using superstitious methods to influence opponents.
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The unbelievable story above took place in China League Two - the third-tier football league in China, when Changchun Xidu Club was discovered to be using superstitious methods to influence opponents.

China, Jul 06, 2025 (ATB Digital).- The Changchun Xidu Football Club football team, which plays in China’s third division, has been fined 30,000 yuan (about $4,000) for invoking evil spirits to defeat their rivals, local media reported this Thursday. Specifically, the club was found guilty of having placed “feudal superstition objects” in the costumes of its rival, Shanxi Chongde Ronghai, before its home match played on Saturday, which ended up …

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ATB Digital broke the news in on Monday, July 7, 2025.
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