China The empowerment effect of supporting foreign clubs in China August 25, 2017 0 Written by Thilo Kunkel & Yiran Su On June 14, Chinese president Xi Jinping highlighted the importance of soccer development in China during a meeting…
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 Soccer Observatory The Sports Industry: the Next Big Thing in China? April 14, 2017 0 Written by Dongfeng Liu. Whilst only three to five years ago confidence in the Chinese sports sector was still fragile after a damaging football corruption scandal, today…
China Soccer Observatory The Chinese Super League: A Footballing Vanity Project on Steroids January 6, 2017 0 Written by David Prentice. Founded in 2004, the Chinese Super League consists of 16 teams; Guizhou Zhicheng, Liaoning F.C., Jiangsu Suning, Beijing Guo’an, and Guangzhou…
China International Sporting Mega-Events in China since the 1980s November 23, 2016 0 Written by Marcus P. Chu. Any international sporting mega-event refers to a games in which numbers of athletes from at least two countries participate. Given that…
China Soft Power, East Asian Sport and the Delayed ‘Neo-Wilsonian’ Renaissance. November 9, 2016 0 Written by James Mangan. … the Triple East Asian Olympic Games … are the precursors of Asian mega events to come: sooner rather than later.…
China China’s Depoliticisation of Sport May Make a U-Turn. November 8, 2016 0 Written by Ping Wu. When Fancy Bears hackers started publishing the names and medical records of athletes granted Therapeutic Use Exemptions (TUE) by the World Anti-Doping…
China Soccer Observatory Xi Jinping’s vision for Chinese football November 7, 2016 2 Written by Simon Chadwick. It is now two years since President Xi Jinping announced his vision for the Chinese sports industry: to create a domestic…
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…
China Soccer Observatory Global brands follow football’s silk road to China July 14, 2014 0 Written by Simon Chadwick. The football clubs of Western Europe are off to Asia this summer in the hope of engaging fans and building relationships…
