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2012-06-24 16:02

Chinese dies after going 11 nights without sleep as he watched every single Euro 2012 match



A Chinese football fan died after going 11 nights without sleep as he tried to watch every single kick of the ball of Euro 2012, the Daily Mail reported Friday.

Jiang Xiaoshan, said to be supporting England and France in the tournament, died of exhaustion on Tuesday morning.

Because of the time difference, he reportedly stayed up each night with friends and then went to work the following day.

Following the Ireland versus Italy match, Sina.com said he went back to his Changsha home at 5 a.m. on Tuesday, had a shower, fell asleep and never woke up, according to the newspaper published in Britain.

Friends said the news of his death came as a shock, as he lived a “relatively healthy life,” and had played football for his university team just a couple of years before.




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‘축구 생중계 보려고 11일간 밤새우다 사망’

중국의 한 축구팬이 11일간이나 잠을 자지 않고 유럽축구선수권대회(유로 2012) 생중계를 보다 사망했다고 영국 데일리 메일이 22일(현지시간) 보도했다.

보도에 따르면 올해 26살인 지앙 샤오산은 낮에는 직장에서 일하다 밤이면 생중계되는 유로 2012 축구경기를 지켜보는 생활을 11일이나 하다가 19일 새벽 5시께 귀가해 샤워하고 잠에 들었으나 영영 깨어나지 못했다.

영국과 프랑스팀 팬으로 대학 축구팀에서도 활동했던 지앙 샤오산은 유로 2012가 시작된 이후 모두 21경기를 생중계로 시청했으며 51골이 터진 장면을 지켜봤다. (연합뉴스)


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