Football in China: Ten years on, can China still meet Xi Jinping’s grand football plans?
Three months before Li Tie’s sentence, Chinese football suffered a blow Suffered from Japan’s defeat 7-0 In the World Cup qualifying match.
“It’s like England was hammered by Germany,” Dr. Goff said.
“The fans are angry, but they are even more angry. Angry at the state of the game and angry at the level of corruption in the game.”
When Xi Jinping formulated his football plan in 2016, it led to a wave of investment among Chinese private investors in the UK and European clubs.
The Chinese Super League (CSL) has its own revival, with wealthy owners pumping money into clubs to fund players like Oscars from Chelsea, and Hulk from Zenit St Petersburg.
Now, only two Chinese investors can have full control over professional clubs in England – Wolf Hampton Wanderers’ Fox International Group and Dai Yongge, Reading’s tenure has been plagued by financial crisis and continuous deductions.
CSL’s club is calculating the cost of its transfer expenses, Guangzhou Everland, Between 2011 and 2019, he won eight domestic titles and two Asian Champions Leagues between 2011 and 2019, which was forced to liquidate due to unpaid debts.
“Many entrepreneurs use the Chinese football strategy as an excuse to move money out of China,” Dr. Goff said.
“Making money from China is very difficult, so they seized this opportunity and illustrates national policy.
“Soon, in a two- or three-year period, the authorities came and said ‘No, this is not what we want you to do,’ so they closed the door to this outward investment.”
With the presence of Chinese investors in European clubs, it is easy to write off XI’s ambitions as the men’s national team is still struggling to get stuck on the court.
However, those who spend time in the country still believe that the goal can be achieved by 2050, and China’s age group shows some progress.
“Never underestimate them,” Dr. Gow said.
“When you have the Communist Party of China and the People’s Republic of China, they come up with such plans, they tend to achieve their goals.”
