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Pic shows: Dong Lu. A football commentator has lost his job after a hilarious incident which saw him fall asleep and snore on live television while giving his thoughts on a UEFA Champions League group stage match this week. Dong Lu, the veteran Chinese pundit, was acting as co-commentator for LeTVís coverage of the Real Madrid versus Paris Saint-Germain match early Wednesday morning Beijing time, when he accidentally dozed off. In his defence, the 46-year-old had to stay up till 3:45am to watch the kick-off – in Madridís Santiago Bernabeu Stadium – and fatigue got the better of him in the last 20 minutes. In footage of the match from LeTV, Dong can be heard snoring at around the 79-minute mark, in an incident that had football fans across China chuckling. However, his employers at LeTV did not take the incident as lightly, as the man with 20 years of experience analysing football matches was fired from his post soon after. Dong later apologised for the incident and vowed to continue his profession through his personal online blog. The match in question ended 1ñ0, with Real Madrid getting the crucial win to secure qualification to the round of 16 with two games to spare. “Los Blancos” took a first-half lead through substitute Nacho Fernandez, who had been on the pitch for a matter of minutes, having come on for the injured Marcelo. Despite twice hitting the woodwork in the match, the Parisians were unable to get themselves on the scoresheet. They will have to wait until matchday five when they visit Swedish team Malmo for a chance to book a place in the knock-out phase of the worldís most illustrious club football competition. (ends)

VIDEO: Chinese Commentator Fired for Snoring During Real Madrid PSG Match

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Veteran Chinese commentator, Dong Lu, has been sacked from Chinese broadcaster LeTV after he dosed off while covering the Champions League match between Real Madrid and PSG. To be fair to Mr. Dong, with the time difference between China and Europe, it was 3:45 in the morning. Unfortunately for him, his snores were picked up […]

in the FIFA Women’s World Cup 2015 Quarter Final match at Lansdowne Stadium on June 26, 2015 in Ottawa, Canada.

USWNT Puts In Their Best WWC Performance In Quarterfinal Win

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After a lackluster performance in their Round of 16 game against Colombia, the USWNT rebounded by putting in a pretty dominating performance against China in the Quarterfinals. The score may have been 1-0 instead of 2-0 against Colombia but the USWNT was definitely a more complete team tonight. The game started off under rather horribly […]

EDMONTON, AB – JUNE 06: Canada celebrates their 1-0 win over China PR after the FIFA Women’s World Cup Canada 2015 Group A match between Canada and China PR at Commonwealth Stadium on June 6, 2015 in Edmonton, Canada. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)

2015 Women’s World Cup Recap: Day 1

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What a day for football, Barcelona defeated Juventus in the Champions League Final and the first games of the 2015 Women’s World Cup have commenced as hosts Canada took on China in the first game and New Zealand faced the Netherlands in the later game. It was a sight to behold as 53,000 plus packed Commonwealth […]

COVENTRY, ENGLAND – JULY 28: Christine Sinclair of Canada celebrates scoring a goal during the Women’s Football first round Group F Match of the London 2012 Olympic Games between Canada and South Africa, at City of Coventry Stadium on July 28, 2012 in Coventry, England. (Photo by Quinn Rooney/Getty Images)

2015 Women’s World Cup: Group A Preview

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(Throughout the week, we will go through every group and let you know what to look for and what to expect in the Women’s World Cup) Group A in the Women’s World Cup is one of the more consistently solid groups. The lowest ranked team in the FIFA Rankings is 17th and all four teams […]

BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA – JANUARY 22: Tim Cahill of Australia competes for the ball during the 2015 Asian Cup match between China PR and the Australian Socceroos at Suncorp Stadium on January 22, 2015 in Brisbane, Australia. (Photo by Matt Roberts/Getty Images)

VIDEO: Tim Cahill scores stunning bicycle kick against China

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While those of us in the US are waking up for the work day, the host, Australia is playing China to start the Knockout Stage of the Asian Cup. Tim Cahill does what Tim Cahill does and scored what is most likely the goal of the tournament. We’ll have more on the Asian Cup later […]

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