Chinese Football
Goal.com has an interesting editorial on the state of Chinese football:
[ Yang Zuwu, general manager of Super League side Beijing Hyundai, says that China’s professional league was facing collapse because of rampant corruption and match-fixing. Yang claimed that faked matches, black whistles (corrupt referees), betting on games and other ugly phenomena were increasing. More than one billion yuan ($120 million) had been invested in China’s professional soccer league since it was established more than a decade ago. "Considering the results, the injection of so much money has not been worthwhile," he told CCTV. ]
JPG's Comments: If the editorial is right, then there's still hope for Chinese football. The Chinese football industry runs on marketing and merchandising money. In other words, the fans has the ultimate control eventually. If the fans can really gather enough political power, some (good) things can get done.
[ Yang Zuwu, general manager of Super League side Beijing Hyundai, says that China’s professional league was facing collapse because of rampant corruption and match-fixing. Yang claimed that faked matches, black whistles (corrupt referees), betting on games and other ugly phenomena were increasing. More than one billion yuan ($120 million) had been invested in China’s professional soccer league since it was established more than a decade ago. "Considering the results, the injection of so much money has not been worthwhile," he told CCTV. ]
JPG's Comments: If the editorial is right, then there's still hope for Chinese football. The Chinese football industry runs on marketing and merchandising money. In other words, the fans has the ultimate control eventually. If the fans can really gather enough political power, some (good) things can get done.
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