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…
China China’s awkward embrace of naturalised football players April 9, 2019 1 Written by Tobias Zuser. When looking at the team rosters of the recent World Cup and Asian Cup squads, it appears that the naturalisation of…
China Paolo Rossi and all that: Reflections on the origins of football fandom in China April 8, 2019 0 Written by Kaixiao Jiang and Alan Bairner. Chinese football fans’ interest in other nations’ football teams was formed earlier than their support for the Chinese…
