Asia-Pacific Not quite in Asia: Australia’s relationship with Asian football February 23, 2020 0 Picture Credit: ‘DSC06216’ by Nasya Bahfen/flickr; Licence: CC BY-ND 2.0. Written by Andy Fuller. The recent visit of Bali United to play against Melbourne Victory in the…
Culture and Society The stadium as a site for mourning: Emotional labour and fandom at the match in East Java January 24, 2020 0 Image credit: World Prayer Assembly 2012 by JustVON!/ Flickr; licence: CC BY-NC-ND 2.0. Written by Andy Fuller. Sports stadia are increasingly subject to what Matusitz…
Culture and Society Muay Thai January 17, 2020 0 Image credit: Muay Thai by Robinnnnn; Licence: CC BY-NC-ND 2.0. Written by Peter Vail. Muay Thai is undoubtedly Southeast Asia’s best known indigenous sport. Raucous, violent, colourful…
China Soccer Observatory Football in Hong Kong January 16, 2020 0 Picture Credit: Ladies Market by nac888/flickr; Licence: CC BY-NC 2.0. Written by Owain Lacey. Hong Kong is a territory of just 428 square miles with a population…
China Sport’s biggest challenge in China: Too much dependence or an opportunity not to be missed? January 14, 2020 0 Image credit: ‘Arsenal vs Watford’ by joshjdss/flickr; Licence: CC BY 2.0. Written by Simon Chadwick. During the last quarter of 2019, some of the biggest names…
History Sport and colonialism in the Philippines January 13, 2020 0 Image Credit: village basketball by yumievriwan/Flickr; Licence: CC BY-NC-ND 2.0. Written by Gerald R. Gems. On 15 February 1898, the USS Maine, an American battleship mysteriously exploded…
China China in the world: Political goals, commercial clout and recent trends November 5, 2019 0 Image Credit: 籃球架 Basketball Hoop/ 體育之形 Sports Forms/ SML.20130221.7D.24070.P1.L1 by See-Ming Lee/Flickr; Licence: CC BY-2.0. Written by Jonathan Brookfield. On Friday 4 October 2019, Daryl Morey,…
China Market-shaping policy reforms: Insights from Chinese football sponsorship April 12, 2019 0 Written by David Cockayne. Today, China is not only one of the world’s fastest growing economies, but also, arguably, one of the most complex, interconnected…
China Two stories, one (national) team in crisis April 11, 2019 0 Written by Joshua I. Newman. The recent let-downs of the Chinese men’s national football team have been well documented across the international sports media landscape.…
China Foreign stars boost Chinese football attendance but weaken the stability of the league April 10, 2019 1 Written by Bo Li, Olan Scott and Jerred Junqi Wang. The Chinese Super League (CSL) is arguably one of the fastest growing professional leagues in…
