HONG KONG (Reuters) - China's latest attempt to end their long World Cup exile is casting a long shadow over the last few weeks of the Chinese Super League season, with title hopefuls Shanghai SIPG among clubs to have lost players to an under-25 boot camp.
When SIPG begin their final push to what they hope will be a maiden league title against Jiangsu Suning in Nanjing on Sunday, squad players Lin Chuangyi and Lei Wenjie will be some 500 kilometres away in Tai'an.
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