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Michael Church
Michael Church first started writing about football in Asia when he moved to Hong Kong in 1995 and he has covered every AFC Asian Cup since 1996 and every FIFA World Cup since the finals were held in France in 1998. He has spent more time than is healthy sitting on aeroplanes and loitering in hotel lobbies.
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