Shambles in Shanghai: Tigana, Tantrums and Anelka as manager is a post from: Just Football
Shambles in Shanghai: Tigana, Tantrums and Anelka as manager is a post from: Just Football by Andrew Crawford The Chinese Super League (CSL) is once again watching its most noisy tenant, Shanghai Shenhua, soak up all the attention. Its big name...BRIC countries lead advertising growth
Russia and India will record the strongest growth in advertising spend over the coming year, according to the latest Warc international ad forecast.It predicts that Russia will increase expenditure by 16.5%, followed by India (14.0%), China (11.5%) and...
Beautiful PR game? Chinese footballer joins top Brazilian side Corinthians
Chen Zhizhao becomes first Chinese player in Brazilian top flight amid accusations of marketing stuntHe was born in China's Guangdong province and speaks just a smattering of Portuguese, but by this time next year fans of one of Brazil's most famous fo...
2012: Rise of the Chinese Football Empire?
2012: Rise of the Chinese Football Empire? is a post from: Just Football
2012: Rise of the Chinese Football Empire? is a post from: Just Football Following the arrival of Nicolas Anelka and Jean Tigana at Shanghai Shenhua, the Chinese Super League (CSL) has received more attention in a month than it has previously done...Chinese referee pleads guilty to fixing Manchester United friendly
• Huang Junjie also paid to fix six domestic Chinese matches• Referee accepted more than £160,000 in bribesA high-profile Chinese referee has confessed in court to receiving bribes for match fixing, including a friendly involving Manchester United...
Jean Tigana set to follow Nicolas Anelka to China’s Shanghai Shenhua
• Tigana flying to Shanghai to become club's new coach• Anelka signed a two-year deal worth £175,000 a weekThe former France international Jean Tigana will land in Shanghai on Saturday to finalise his move to manage the Chinese Super League side S...
Football entrepreneur opens one-stop shop for would-be retail investors in China
Scarborough Group's joint venture with Shenzhen firm aims to demystify the complexities of establishing a retail brand in ChinaKevin McCabe, the property entrepreneur and owner of Sheffield United, has set up a company designed as a "one-stop shop" for...
Glazers eye Hong Kong listing for Manchester United
Float would value club at about £1.7bn and provide profitable exit for American familyThe American Glazer family, which owns Manchester United, could list the company on the Hong Kong stock exchange in a move that would value the club at around £1.7b...
European football, cars and fashion seduce China
What do the Chinese like about Europe? Researchers hope the answers will improve our relationship with themDavid Beckham is an icon. Louis Vuitton handbags are a "must have" (but not necessarily among football fans) and sales of the latest Volkswagen G...
Costa Rican football fans celebrate opening of stadium built by China
National team plays out 0-0 draw with Argentina at rebuilt, state-of-the-art Estadio Nacional stadiumThousands of Costan Rican fans turned out for the reopening of a state-of-the-art football stadium donated by the Chinese government.Around the Estadio...
Asian Cup Offers Early Candidate For Goal Of 2011
Qatar was in a precarious position heading into their match with China. With Uzbekistan already qualified, they needed a win, or else a draw would risk a ‘resting’ Uzbekistan side to fall to China with a draw, or simply leave the tournament as hosts in the groups.
Yusef Ahmed took care of matters by scoring a...
Asian Cup: Not Sterile, But Sterility Possible
Twas something of a foregone conclusion that China would bring the fun to the Asian Cup, be it from the realm of the not quite legal or shit-I-hope-he-has-a-good-lawyer. They seem to be as critical as anyone about their inspired attempt to combine martial arts and football, which makes it okay to fire them firmly under...
