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FC Barcelona and China Find Hope in Each Other

December 31st, 2011 · No Comments · Business, Football

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 [...]

Fourteen Years And Counting; The Legacy Of Liu Wei In Shanghai

December 17th, 2011 · No Comments · Basketball, Sports

When you walk around the Yuanshen, you quickly realize that this is Yao Ming’s house. His image adorns the walls, the banners and the advertisements, whilst his retired jersey hangs from the rafters. During home games, Yao watches from his private box up high in the arena, looking down on players and fans alike like [...]

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Tags:Basketball·CBA·ho·liu wei·NBA·Shanghai Sharks·Yao Ming

Where Are The Evil Empires Among China’s Sports Teams?

December 16th, 2011 · No Comments · Business, Sports, Sports Regime

On March 8, 1983, in Orlando, Florida, former United States President Ronald Reagan gave a speech where he was first recorded to have said the phrase “evil empire”. At that time tensions between the US and the Soviet Union were at an all time high and it seemed that the Cold War would continue well [...]

The Weibo Adventures Of Stephon Marbury And JR Smith

November 23rd, 2011 · No Comments · Basketball, Sports Media

Two men exchanged pleasantries via Weibo on Wednesday night, one complimenting the other on a job well done. So far, so normal, considering this is China’s leading social networking site, with over 25o million registered accounts. Yet the big difference was who was doing it; Stephon Marbury, two-time NBA All-Star, now with the Beijing Ducks, [...]

The NBA Lockout and What It Means To Chinese Basketball

November 12th, 2011 · No Comments · Basketball

The ongoing NBA lockout has understandably been a massive coup to other basketball leagues around the world, who have invited a number of its currently unpaid players for a spot of moonlighting in a variety of interesting locations. Deron Williams is in Turkey, Tony Parker and Rudy Fernandez are turning up for teams in their [...]

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, [...]

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, [...]

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 [...]

Choysum: A New Chinese Sports Site to Watch

October 3rd, 2011 · No Comments · American Football, Sports, Sports Media

How do Chinese sports fans keep track of their teams online? Aside from micro-blogging sites, most of them may go to portals like Sina, NetEase or Tencent. Recently, we learned that a Silicon Valley startup is coming to provide them with an alternative. The site is called Choysum, and it aims to provide weekly or daily news [...]

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Tags:Buffalo Bills·Choysum·Ed Wang·NFL

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 [...]