China Women’s football in China: Bend it like Sun Wen? May 21, 2018 0 Written by Kayleigh Renberg-Fawcett. At the time of writing, general attitudes toward Chinese football inside China itself are far from positive. China, a country of…
China The development of football in China under Xi Jinping April 5, 2018 0 Written by Tien-Chin Tan and Alan Bairner. Why does Xi Jinping, the President of the People’s Republic of China (PRC), emphasise the importance of football…
China History of the People’s Republic of China and FIFA March 9, 2018 0 Written by Layne Vandenberg. Although the People’s Republic of China has recently emerged as a prominent player on the international football stage, its connections in the…
China Who is the Chinese soccer consumer and why do Chinese watch soccer? March 2, 2018 0 Written by Sascha L. Schmidt. Although China is still a developing soccer market, it is attractive. Currently, 237 million Chinese consider soccer their “favorite sport”;…
China What will China’s World Cup look like? January 22, 2018 0 Written by Simon Chadwick. As another month has passed, so another Chinese corporation has become a FIFA sponsor. In December, China’s second-biggest dairy firm, China…
China Booing fans and failing teams hint at China’s football future November 30, 2017 0 Written by Simon Chadwick. It may have appeared for some time now to be all quiet on the Chinese football front, the frenzied activity of…
China Chinese football’s year of irrational investments and underachievement November 24, 2017 0 Written by Simon Chadwick. It may have appeared for some time now to be all quiet on the Chinese football front, the frenzied activity of…
Business Chinese Football: An industry built through present futures, clouds, and garlic? November 24, 2017 1 Written by David Cockayne. When we think of China and football recent well-publicised developments come to mind. These might include: Investments from China’s private sector…
Business European soccer clubs: How to be successful in the Chinese market November 23, 2017 0 Written by Sascha L. Schmidt. It is a no-brainer, the Chinese soccer market offers huge growth potential for European soccer clubs. But Chinese consumer behaviour…
China Chinese Soccer, Soft Power and Fair Play November 23, 2017 0 Written by Keunsu Han. There is little doubt that in analysis of China by parameters such as size, economic potential, abundant culture, history and tradition,…