Forget Ronaldo, China’s ‘Nine-Goal Diva’ Is World’s Hottest Striker • Channels Television

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(FILES) This file picture taken on August 8, 2015, shows Wang Shanshan of China (R) shooting the ball during their women’s East Asian Cup football match against Japan at the Wuhan Sports Center Stadium in Wuhan. WANG ZHAO / AFP

 

Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi step aside — the hottest striker in world football at the moment is China’s “Nine-Goal Diva” Wang Shanshan.

Wang earned that nickname from Chinese fans and media when she plundered a scarcely believable nine goals in a dizzying 29 minutes after coming off the bench in a 16-0 demolition of Tajikistan on Monday at the Asian Games in Indonesia.

The forward has found the net a total of 11 times, netting in the 7-0 opening victory over Hong Kong and adding a soaring header as China’s women beat formidable North Korea 2-0 on Wednesday to top their group and make the quarter-finals in style.

China’s free-scoring women, yet to concede a goal, are being feted back home and 28-year-old Wang, in particular, is…



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