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China: Global ambitions for football

03.30.2016 - By Financial TimesPlay

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It is more than a game to the Chinese. President Xi Jinping's plan to create a 'great sports nation' is spurring a tide of investment in foreign star players and stakes in overseas clubs, say Ben Bland and Charles Clover. There are worries, though, over the financial foundations of the country's latest binge Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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