Fowl play

As football fans all over the globe brace for the World Cup final tomorrow, a one-of-a-kind chicken football match was held in Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning province. Zhang Lijun (unseen) referees the matches between her chickens that she has...

As football fans all over the globe brace for the World Cup final tomorrow, a one-of-a-kind chicken football match was held in Shenyang, northeast China's Liaoning province. Zhang Lijun (unseen) referees the matches between her chickens that she has been training since 2007.

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