Photo by Tsutomu Takasu (tpower1978) used under Creative Commons 2.0 FC Barcelona, the club who plays the most beautiful football in the world, is building its success in China, and they’re approaching the market in a way that no other club has done before. Last month, Sandro Rosell, Barça’s new president, was traveling in China with his colleagues. Unlike [...]
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A Seven-Point Plan to Improving the China Basketball Association (Part 2)
November 10th, 2011 · 1 Comment · Basketball, Business
In part one of this seven-point plan, the media’s role in promoting the league, the CBA front office’s responsibility in improving the quality of officiating and the establishment of an Asia wide basketball league based on the concept of the Euroleague were proposed. The last four parts of this proposal focuses on the All-Star Game, [...]
Tags:Amateur Athletic Union·CBA All-Star Weekend·Quincy Douby·Stephon Marbury·Wukesong Arena
A Seven-Point Plan to Improving the China Basketball Association (Part 1)
October 27th, 2011 · No Comments · Basketball, Business, Sports, Sports Media
Aside from the Euroleague, the only other basketball anyone will possibly be watching this year is from the China Basketball Association as players and owners work feverishly to hammer out a deal to save the NBA season. With the start of the 2011-2012 season approaching there is a lot of anticipation an excitement. Defending champions, [...]
Tags:Bob Donewald·CBA·CBA All-Star Weekend·CUBA·Euroleague·J.R. Smith·Kenyon Martin·NBL·Stephon Marbury·Steve Francis·Wilson Chandler·Yi Jianlian
The Rise of the Super Clubs in the China Super League
October 19th, 2011 · No Comments · Business, Football
China Super League side Guangzhou Evergrande pulled off a feat that is very rare in football. The Guangdong Province based club have become the first team in China (probably Asia as well) to win the first division title after promotion from the second division. Looking back in football history German Bundesliga club FC Kaiserslautern seem [...]
Tags:Beijing Guo'an FC·Chelsea·China Super League·FC Kaiserslautern·Guangzhou Evergrande·J-League·K-League·Manchester United·Real Madrid
Carson Yeung’s Legal Troubles Are a Big Problem for Birmingham City’s Future
September 20th, 2011 · 1 Comment · Business, Football
Birmingham City FC may not be a well-known team for most people in China, but most should know the name Carson Yeung(楊家誠). The Hong Kong businessman has been in the headlines for the past few years as he attempted to purchase the Midlands club back in 2007 followed by his successful acquisition in 2009. The [...]
Tags:Birmingham City FC·Carson Yeung·Chris Houghton·English Premier League·Europa League·Hong Kong Rangers
NBA Stars Consider the CBA as an Option, but Teams May Not Take the Risk
July 27th, 2011 · 5 Comments · Basketball, Business
With all of the hoopla around former Houston Rockets’ center Yao Ming’s retirement, some may have forgotten that the NBA is still in lockout mode. As players and owners still haggle over an agreement, many of the top NBA stars have had a lot of free time on their hands this summer and it looks [...]
Tags:Anadolu Efes·Besiktas·CBA·Deron Williams·Dirk Nowitzki·Dwight Howard·EuroBasket·Kevin Durant·Kobe Bryant·Los Angeles Lakers·NBA·New Jersey Nets·Oklahoma Thunder·Pau Gasol·Sasha Vujacic·Steve Francis·Yao Ming
Yao Ming’s Imminent Retirement Does Not Spell Death for the NBA in China
July 13th, 2011 · No Comments · Basketball, Business
The imminent retirement of Houston Rockets’ center Yao Ming comes as no surprise to anyone who has followed the Shanghai native’s career from his early beginnings in the game. Persistent injuries over the past few seasons have allowed the towering center to only play in a handful of games. Coming off of his most recent [...]
Tags:Derrick Rose·Dwight Howard·Houston Rockets·Kevin Durant·Kevin Garnett·Kobe Bryant·Los Angeles Lakers·Miami Heat·NBA·Shanghai Sharks·Washington Wizards·Weibo·Yao Ming·Yi Jianlian
Li Ning Caught In The Middle
June 21st, 2011 · No Comments · Business, Sportswear
Li Ning is slipping, and has been losing its market share to other Chinese brands in the smaller cities. From Caixin: On May 24, Li Ning announced the resignations of three senior executives – COO Guo Jianxin, Chief Marketing Officer Fang Shiwei, and Director of E-commerce Lin Li. A source blamed the exodus on the [...]
Tags:361 Degrees·ANTA Sports·branding·Li Ning·marketing·Peak Sports Products
Action Sports And Sport Participation in China
June 20th, 2011 · No Comments · Business, Extreme Sports, Government, Sports Regime, Sportswear
Thoughtful China has a very interesting video discussion lately on action sports and sports participation in China that really worth checking out. In the video, Harvey Davis, vice president at ESPN’s Events Management Group, reckons that “these [action] sports are now recognized in China as real sports, with real committees and real organizations reporting up [...]
Tags:action sports·Chen Jie·ESPN·extreme sports·Harvey Davis·KIA X Games Asia·PT Black·Shanghai·Shen Jian·SMP·sports participation·Thoughtful China
