Shaolin Kung fu get in on World Cup action
14:08, July 09, 2010 
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Kungfu soccer Students from Shaolin Tagou Martial Arts School practice soccer in Dengfeng, Henan province, July 7, 2010. They set up the team to explore a new way to integrate Chinese kungfu with soccer skills. Photo by Yang Donghua / for China Daily
China is caught in the grip of World Cup fever and Shaolin Kung fu monks cannot help but fall in love with soccer, too. So a group of monks formed a special soccer team.
The ages of the soccer team members are from 15 to 19, and they chose their positions on the playground due to their own specialties.
The Shaolin Kung fu soccer team organized a match at the football field in Physical Culture Institute of Zhengzhou University on the morning of July 7. The bright yellow frocks made them absolute the focus of attention.
By Wang Hanlu, People' s Daily Online
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（Editor：王寒露）
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