In the first of our four-part series with Vice and Etihad Airways, we visit China to meet football fanatics defying social convention to pursue their love of the beautiful game.

In the first of our four-part series with Vice and Etihad Airways, we visit China to meet football fanatics defying social convention to pursue their love of the beautiful game.

With a focus on grassroots football, City2City kicks off in Beijing, where City favourite Sun Jihai introduces two young men who, against the odds, are taking the game further than they could imagine.

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