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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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Communists Go After Liverpool

August 7th, 2010 · 8 Comments · Business, Football, Government, Sports, Sports Media

An op-ed article looking at the recent news reports that the Chinese government’s “investment arm” is interested in purchasing a Premier League football club. It might be too early to call it “normal,” but since Chinese investors went after the NBA Cleveland Cavaliers basketball squad in 2009, the latest news that a Chinese investment group [...]

Photo: Tibetan Soccer Boys

April 2nd, 2010 · No Comments · Football, Sports, Sports Photos

The Potala Palace was closed for visitors on the Serfs Emancipation Day, but I was lucky enough to have played with them for a while. :-)

A Youth Soccer Tournament Visible from Outer Space Kicks Off in July

March 3rd, 2010 · 3 Comments · Business, Football, Sports, Sports Media

Our friends at China Sports Tour are working on a great project. Before reaching out to the outer space, they’re bringing teams from around the planet to compete in a youth football tournament. Please see below their media release. The first international youth soccer tournament in Beijing reveals details today. The tournament, named The Great [...]

Football Reporters Should also be Investigated

February 28th, 2010 · No Comments · Business, Football, Government, Sports, Sports Media

An article asking the question: Why have China’s football beat reporters been left out of the league-wide investigations? The China Football Association handed out another round of rulings this week, demoting Guangzhou Pharmaceutical and Chengdu Sheffield United from the China Super League after evidence showed the teams had bribed opponents during the 2006 and 2007 [...]

Purge Exposes Rotten Underbelly of Chinese Sport

January 28th, 2010 · No Comments · Football, Government, Sports

The article is published in today’s Global Times. When Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger visited Beijing last summer, there was one question in his mind. At a press conference, he asked the moderator, Huang Jianxiang, a well-known local football commentator, why China, with so many people, lacked a first-rate football team. The question was laughed off [...]

Happy New Year!

January 1st, 2010 · No Comments · Football, Sports Photos

Thanks for staying with us and we wish you have a wonderful holiday! :) Photo: Jing

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If You Build it, They Won’t Come

December 8th, 2009 · No Comments · Basketball, Business, Football, Government, Racing, Sports, Sports Media, Track and Field

An op-ed on how despite the rise in sporting venues throughout China, the country’s sports stadiums remain empty once the lights fade and the games conclude. There is no question that large, global sporting events can help change the image of a city. Governments use the spectacles as a means to redevelop or invest further [...]