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 [...]
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Purge Exposes Rotten Underbelly of Chinese Sport
January 28th, 2010 · No Comments · Football, Government, Sports
Tags:Arsene Wenger·bribery·CCTV·CFA·coaching·corruption·CSL·gambling·GASC·He Wenna·Huang Jianxiang·Ma Yanping·match-fixing·Nan Yong·National Games·Xiao Tian·Yang Yimin·Zhang Jianqiang·Zhou Jihong
What’s with China’s National Games?
October 14th, 2009 · No Comments · Diving, Government
For those of you not familiar, China’s National Games is held every four years in the country since 1975, when the Cultural Revolution was coming to an end. This year the 11th National Games will be held in Shandong Province, from October 16th to 28th. Every four years, the best players in national teams go [...]
Tags:age scandal·CCTV·corruption·diving·He Chong·match-fixing·National Games·scandal·Shandong·Wu Minxia·Zhou Jihong
