BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping’s dream of his country winning the World Cup could come true in a decade, former England coach Sven-Goran Eriksson said, according to reports.

“Now, in 2016, it seems that every player wants to come to China for the same reasons,” Eriksson, now the manager of Shanghai SIPG, said in Australia ahead of an Asian Champions League match against Melbourne Victory.

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