Soccer

European Football Coverage: Why the trends are changing

The Rise of the Chinese Super League

Rise of the CSL

China’s Unique Following of German Football

German football has developed a cult following online in China, different to that of the Premier League and La Liga teams. This growing community is unique both to China and football.

In depth: How homegrown player rules are implemented around the world — Part 2

In part two of our in-depth look at homegrown player rules in China and Europe, Mailman explores the wider influences behind these regulations and how the composition of a league’s playing staff…

MLS vs. CSL — who will become the next football superpower?

There are many reasons why people could compare MLS and the CSL, yet the comparisons should stop at the season calendar. The Chinese Super League is intent on claiming their position as the next football superpower.

Chinese Super League Top 10 Transfer Records

The Chinese Super League has broken its transfer record five times since the beginning of this year.

The recent signing of Zenit right winger Hulk by Shanghai SIPG currently holds the record for the most expensive player in…

In depth: How homegrown player rules are implemented around the world — Part 1

Progressive protectionism or ignorant isolationism? In the first of a two part series, Mailman explores the different interpretations of the homegrown player quota system in China and throughout…

The Revival of Chinese Sports Lottery

The sports lottery business in China will expand to new heights in 2016.

Since its inception in 1987, the state-owned Chinese Sports Lottery has attracted millions of Chinese sports fans nationwide. Despite strict laws regulating gambling…

Why aren’t more people talking about the EUROs online in China?

The biggest football stars from Europe are in the middle of the continent’s largest tournament. Yet EURO 2016 has yet to reach the same level of exposure online in China experienced by the 2014 World Cup.