Chinese Super League Archives - Page 18 of 22 - ProSoccerTalk | NBC SportsFollowing his move to Shandong Lenung in the Chinese Super League on Monday, Graziano Pelle is now the joint-fifth best paid player on the planet. Let that sink in for a moment. [ MORE: Spurs sign Janssen]Now, I am not knocking Pelle, far from it. He scored 30 goals in 81 appearances for Southampton over the past two seasons and the bustling forward who turns 31 this week shone for Italy at EURO 2016.
While countless other transfers made some minor ripples, the dizzying amounts offered to the South American pair by Shanghai SIPG and Shanghai Shenhua respectively (the Brazilian playmaker will reportedly earn €450, 000 per week, Tevez a cool €700, 000) have led to consternation and condemnation, notably from within English football. Is the Premier League worried? And, if not, should they be? “There is no doubt the Chinese Super League represents a competitive threat to the English top-flight, something which the Premier League will seek to address in order to retain its market position, ” says Simon Chadwick, professor of Sports Enterprise at Salford Business School, who has consulted and advised the Chinese Football Association on a number of issues.
China fact filePopulation: 1, 367, 485, 388 (as of July 2015)Most popular sports: football (Chinese Super League), basketball (Chinese Basketball Association), badmintonMajor sporting teams: Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao, Beijing Guoan, Shanghai Shenhua, Shandong Luneng, Guandong Southern Tigers, Beijing Ducks, Shanghai Sharks, Bayi RocketsMajor stadiums: Shanghai Stadium, Workers Stadium (Beijing), Jinan Olympic Sports Luneng Stadium, Nanjing Olympic Sports Centre, Shenyang Olympic Sports Centre StadiumWeather: If the game is to be played in June during the bye rounds, as reported, the average temperature in Shanghai is around 26 degrees.
Has China the patience for world domination? But the Italian wasn’t the only one to wag a finger. A litany of high-profile figures from the world of football stepped forward to criticise while, simultaneously it seemed, airbrushing their own clubs’ history of domestic monopolies and extravagant purchases. “It’s sick. It’s nothing but sick, ” said Bayern Munich president Uli Hoeness of the burgeoning Chinese football revolution. “Hopefully everything doesn’t turn out as bad as it looks at the moment.
This marks out the country’s strategy as being evolutionary rather than revolutionary. It might seem zany to westerners, but the Super League is only one part of what is actually a well thought through vision and accompanying strategy. ”China seems to have learned its lesson. In 2012, Didier Drogba and Nicolas Anelka arrived in Shanghai but left after just one season. This time around, the league isn’t chasing veterans. There’s a commitment to delivering a certain calibre of player.
Here's what PM @TurnbullMalcolm had to say about footy in China earlier today. https://t. co/EudkNpAIHa— AFL (@AFL) April 14, 2016Announcing Port's push to play a game in China, Mr Turnbull said: "It's a very exciting day for a very exciting game in the most exciting place in the world". The Prime Minister's declaration was made as he witnessed a memorandum of understanding between Port, the AFL and new Power sponsor Shanghai Cred Real Estate. Mr Turnbull was joined in Shanghai by AFL CEO Gillon McLachlan and Port Adelaide CEO Keith Thomas. The Prime Minister has had a tricky relationship with Australia's football codes, previously mixing up the Sydney Swans and NRL Roosters in a radio interview on ABC.
President Xi Jinping has ambitious football plans but with a 2018 World Cup qualifying campaign in tatters and not one player in their latest squad plying their trade outside of the country, it’s the foundations that appear to require the most work, not the furnishings. “The money being spent on transfer fees and wages is designed to create a short-term splash, with ego playing a far bigger role in these deals than any sort of fiscal responsibility or indeed any genuine desire to ‘grow the game’, ” Dreyer says. “Firms and clubs have been given the green light to invest in football, and so they are doing so because it’s both politically smart and may also, indirectly, benefit them financially. But China needs proper investment at youth and grassroots levels as well as massively improved infrastructure.
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But, China is a different proposition. This is a government-led initiative and it’s multi-faceted. Yes, a successful domestic league is a priority but so is hosting a World Cup and showcasing a football-loving country to a wider community. Earlier this year, Wanda Group – a huge Chinese conglomerate – was announced as a top-tier Fifa sponsor.
Many will say they’re giving up the UEFA Champions League and playing in the top leagues in Europe for money and they’re probably right. The CSL’s average attendance is growing at just over 20, 000 and with foreign giants coming to play in China each preseason, the appetite for the game is continuing to grow, especially as the government devotes more money to its development with a dream of one day hosting the FIFA World Cup. That extreme wealth means we may not see the end of this spending and this may just be the start. Despite the CSL currently having a rule of just four overseas players per team, plus another from a fellow Asian Football Confederation nation, it still continues to attract interest from players and to coaches as Luiz Felipe Scolari, Sven-Goran Eriksson and Felix Magath are all currently coaching in the CSL.
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Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid) = $446, 000 per week 2. Lionel Messi (Barcelona) = $427, 000 2. Hulk (Shanghai SIPG) = $427, 000 4. Neymar (Barcelona) = $407, 000 5. Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Manchester United) = $341, 000 5. Graziano Pelle (Shandong Luneng) = $341, 000 7. Thomas Muller (Bayern Munich) = $289, 000 8. Ezequiel Lavezzi (Hebei China Fortune) = $275, 000 9. Jackson Martinez (Guangzhou Evergrande Taobao) = $262, 000 10.
Rafa Benitez FA Cup Semi-Final heartbreak on Monday However, Shanghai Shenhua hit back with goals on 22, 45 and 69 minutes. They will play either Shangai SIPG or Shandong Luneng, who play in the
In key markets, Chinese owners have taken control of some well-known European clubs: Milan and Inter in Italy, Aston Villa, West Brom and Wolves in England. At Manchester City, Atletico Madrid and Lyon, there’s substantial Chinese investment. The country’s growing influence on the game goes far beyond the acquisitions of elite players. “People shouldn’t be seduced into thinking that this is a crazy, money-fuelled football grab. There’s a lot more subtlety and careful thought behind China’s strategy, ” Chadwick says. “Indeed, China’s football development plan is actually relatively modest, setting a target of 2050 for it to have become a global football power.
“Chinese fans are happy to see more genuine stars playing in the league here, ” says Beijing-based Mark Dreyer, editor of China Sports Insider. “It’s important to eradicate the myth that the imports are mostly players well past their prime, as per MLS. They’re not. “But at the same time, Chinese fans realise money is the primary motivating factor in these deals and so I think that actually leads more to a sense of shame, rather than pride. Yes, there is a lot more attention on the league globally, but it’s often not positive and fans know that. ”The key is whether China has the patience to see the project through.
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