article_snippet: Prince William meets Mr Xi at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing earlier this month.
article_snippet: The Aston Villa fan mentioned the Chinese president's love of football during The Aston Villa fan talk .
article_snippet: The Aston Villa fan last did so in 2002 but went out after failing to score – will have the opportunity to host the tournament and, most optimistically, will one day win it.
article_snippet: William, who is an Aston Villa fan, told the president: 'I also gather you're quite a football fan.