China Soccer Observatory Xi’s Soccer Dream: Defining characteristics, unintended consequences July 12, 2017 0 Written by Jonathan Sullivan. Recent manifestations of Xi Jinping’s “Soccer Dream” (中國足球夢) have generated substantial attention outside of China. One might even get the impression…
China Soccer Observatory Beijing Guoan: New owners, declining fortunes July 5, 2017 0 Written by Nicholas Watanabe and Brian Soebbing. In late January of 2017, Sinobo Land Corporation purchased a 64 percent stake of Beijing Guoan for around $512 million…
China Soccer Observatory No more “superstars” for CSL, and that’s a good thing July 5, 2017 2 Written by Jonathan Sullivan. The Chinese Super League summer transfer window opened on June 19, but there is none of the excited speculation that surrounded…
China Soccer Observatory China’s financial muscle makes its mark on the global sport industry February 4, 2015 1 Written by Simon Chadwick. The Chinese economy has been growing at break-neck pace for the past three decades. It is the largest in the world…