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 'Bird’s Nest'
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
Almost Is Still Newsworthy in Tennis
January 28th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Sports, Tennis
An article looking at the latest tennis duo from China, and how some of the world’s less-reported sports are producing China’s future athletic stars. For all of about five seconds, there was discussion about an “all Chinese” final in the Australian Open. The People’s Daily newspaper had already crowned Li Na and Zheng Jie — [...]
Tags:Australian Open·Bird's Nest·Ding Junhui·ESPN·Guo Jingjing·Justine Henin·Li Na·Liu Jiayu·Liu Xiang·Olympic Games·People's Daily·Serena Williams·Shanghai Sharks·Vancouver 2010·Yao Ming·Zheng Jie
Bird’s Nest to Host Italian Super Cup
February 17th, 2009 · 2 Comments · Business, Football, Government
The Lega Calcio, the governing body of Italian professional football leagues, signed a deal with Beijing Football Association on Feb.16 to have the 2009 Italian Super Cup played at China’s National Stadium, or Bird’s Nest, in Beijing on August 8. The Italian Super Cup, or Supercoppa Italiana, is a season-opening match between the winners of the Serie A and the Coppa Italia in the previous [...]
Tags:Bird's Nest·CITIC·Italian Super Cup·National Stadium·stadium
Public or Private? National Sports Stadium Accused of Charging High Ticket Price
November 12th, 2008 · 1 Comment · Business, Government
Legal Daily (法制日报), a Beijing-based newspaper, published a piece this week looking at the ticket price of China’s National Sports Stadium or the “bird’s nest.” Below are some excerpts: “We’re very disappointed the National Sports Stadium doesn’t sell half-price tickets to our seniors,” said grey-haired Wang Huifu, 70. Some senior high and colleague students are, [...]
Tags:Bird's Nest·CITIC·Government·National Stadium·Olympics·stadium·ticket·welfare
