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Buying Inter Milan helps egos, not Chinese soccer – Rowan Simons
Rowan Simons Retail giant Suning has bought a majority share of Italian soccer club Inter Milan. Soccer expert Rowan Simons suggests in Time that those high-profile purchases might help some egos, but...
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China is overspending on soccer – Rowan Simons
Rowan Simons China has been spending too much money on soccer, especially on players and coaches, says soccer expert Rowan Simons to AFP. But there is no end in sight, and it is not helping soccer in...
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China´s soccer target is more than winning the World Cup – Rowan Simons
Rowan Simons President Xi Jinping still wants China to win the World Cup by 2050, but fortunately, his 50-point soccer plans is about much more, tells soccer expert Rowan Simons to WorldCrunch.“China’s...
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No Messi or Ronaldo for China soon – Rowan Simons
Rowan Simons There is no shortage of ambition and money to put soccer on China´s agenda as the FIFA 2018 World Cup in South-Korea is on the horizon. But there is no quick fix to makes it into the world...
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China´s failing soccer reform – Rowan Simons
Rowan Simons Reforming Chinese soccer has been one of the pet projects of president Xi Jinping. But despite much political goodwill and millions moving ahead, results have been poor, says Beijing-based...
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Uphill battle for Xi´s soccer dream – Rowan Simons
Rowan Simons Developer Reeze Fan of SoccerWorld tries to capitalize on president Xi Jinping´s dream to change China into a soccer nation by building recreational soccer complexes. But despite prominent...
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Why soccer in China will fail – Rowan Simons
Rowan Simons China´s soccer clubs have been spending unprecedented amounts of capital in buying foreign players and improving high-profile stadiums and other infrastructure, hoping to win the World...
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The China Football Association is illegal under FIFA rules – Rowan Simons
Rowan Simons Soccer in China is government organized and that not only leads to a bad quality soccer, it is also illegal under the FIFA rules, writes soccer expert Rowan Simons at the New York Times....
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How new rules will kill soccer transfers to China – Rowan Simons
Rowan Simons China has been a financial paradise for many top European soccer players. But a new rule by the China Football Association, with a 100% tax on transfers by clubs who are losing money,...
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China: far away from the World Cup – Rowan Simons
Rowan Simons China imposed a 100% tax for transfers of foreign players to loss-making soccer clubs – in fact all. A desperate measure that shows China is very far away from playing, less alone winning...
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