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 [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Football'
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
International Football Tournaments Cancelled in Xinjiang for Security Reasons
August 24th, 2011 · No Comments · Football, Government
At least two football tournaments were cancelled in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region following last month’s knife attacks and explosions in China’s far west. The two tournaments, which are scheduled to take place in August and October in Urumqi and Artux, were called off by the local party committees due to security concerns. The tournament in [...]
Tags:Artux·football ban·security·stability·Urumqi·Uyghur·Xinjiang
Xi Jinping’s Three Wishes About Chinese Football
July 7th, 2011 · 2 Comments · Football, Government
China’s heir apparent brought up football again this week during his meeting with Sohn Hak-kyu, South Korea’s main opposition Democratic Party leader. From Xinkuaibao via Xinhua: After the meeting, Sohn Hak-kyu gave a football autographed by Park Ji-Sung to Vice President Xi as a present. As a football fan, Xi expressed that China’s World Cup [...]
Following China’s Defeat to Oman, Top Priorities for the CFA
June 25th, 2011 · No Comments · Education, Football, Sports
I’m teaming up with my friends and will cross-post on Wild East Football henceforward about, of course, football. Chinese football hit a new low on June 23 as the national U-23 squad were beaten 1-3 in Muscat by their Omanian peers and lost 1-4 on aggregate in 2012 London Olympic Games qualifiers. The defeat marks not only [...]
Tags:CFA·FA Cup·GASC·London 2012·Ministry of Education·Miroslav Blažević·Muscat·Nan Yong·National Youth Football Leagues·School Football Test Cities·Wei Di·Yang Yimin
The Great Wall Cup of Beijing 2011
June 20th, 2011 · No Comments · Football
The Great Wall Cup of Beijing is hitting China’a capital again this summer with competitions in four age groups. Our friends at China Sports Tour are behind the project and, this year, they’re bringing teams from Australia, Brazil, Italy, Mexico, the DPRK, Thailand, the US, etc., and the venues will be shifted from the ‘Bird’s Nest’ last [...]
Tags:Beijing Olympic Sports Center·Bird's Nest·China Sports Tour·The Great Wall Cup of Beijing
Italian Super Cup Derby: A Ticket Scalper’s Dream, An Organizer’s Headache
June 2nd, 2011 · No Comments · Business, Football
Inter Milan’s 3-1 victory over Serie A counterpart Palermo has filled the final spot for the other participant in this summer’s Italian Super Cup, which will be returning to Beijing. This year’s curtain-raiser to the 2011/12 Serie A season is going to be a treat for Chinese supporters of Italian football as this season’s champion [...]
Tags:AC Milan·Bird's Nest·CFA·Inter Milan·Italian Super Cup·Palermo·ticket scalping
Lu You v. Huang Jianxiang: A Libel Case
December 24th, 2010 · No Comments · Football, Government, Sports Media
It’s my third time meeting Lu You this Monday at the gate of Beijing Second Intermediate People’s Court. The result of her second trial against Huang Jianxiang, her former colleague at CCTV, a football commentator, was to be announced that day. As the last two meetings with her, she seemed upbeat and spirited, like on [...]
Tags:CCTV·defamation·Fu Minrong·Huang Jianxiang·law·libel·Lu You·Pu Zhiqiang·QQ·Ratomir Dujković·rule of law·Sina·sports journalists·Tencent
Size (Now?) Matters in Chinese Football
November 1st, 2010 · 2 Comments · Football
First, the Chinese Super League had a historic 30-minute halftime interval in all the five matches yesterday, a decision made by the CFA to counter match-fixing. The FA is yet to give the word whether they will make this a long-term policy. During the 30 minutes interval at Shenyang Tiexi Stadium, supporters of Liaoning and [...]
Tags:CFA·Chinese Super League·Shenyang Tiexi Stadium·Tianjin Locomotive Football Club·WTF·Yangtze Evening News
