An entrepreneur in China has come under fire for promising to gift a car to every member of a city’s football team if they won an important competition, then reneging on her promise when they did.
While many people criticised the woman, the local football association said it would not push the woman to fulfil her promise, saying they understood her financial predicament.
The response was viewed 22 million times on one mainland social media platform alone. It also attracted praise from the state...
China entrepreneur promises football team players a car each, retracts offer after landmark win
Published 4 hours ago
Source: scmp.com

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