China Emerging challenges for Chinese soccer clubs August 21, 2017 0 Written by Anders Kornum Thomassen. China has emerged as a major player in the international soccer industry. Huge transfers and record-breaking salaries have come to…
China China shines the spotlight on football spending spree August 16, 2017 0 Written by Simon Chadwick. English football fans often use the phrase ‘it all kicked-off’, which essentially means ‘when the trouble started’. In the never-ending soap…
China China and Qatar’s Stadium Diplomacy August 8, 2017 0 Written by Simon Chadwick. Football’s global centre of gravity is shifting eastwards as countries in Asia strategically focus on the sport’s development. As I’ve previously noted,…
China Soccer Observatory Bayern Munich’s strategy to enter the Chinese market August 1, 2017 0 Written by Sascha L. Schmidt. The world has understood: China wants to become a global power in soccer. The declared goal of the Chinese government is…
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…
