BBC World Service schedule for American satellite radio and the Caribbean

BBC World Service Americas and the Caribbean

In the Balance

Discussion & Talk

Factual: Money

The biggest financial stories and why they matter to us all.

In the Balance: Moving the Goalposts – to China

Moving the Goalposts – to China

27/05/2017 GMT

BBC World Service - In the Balance, Moving the Goalposts – to China

China's masterplan to become a global leader in football

China wants to be a global leader in football and President Xi has a masterplan to have fifty million Chinese citizens playing football by 2020

Is the world of football about to see a powershift?  China wants to be a global leader in football and President Xi has a masterplan to have fifty million  Chinese citizens playing football by 2020.  It's the big money transfer of players that catch the eye and this summer will see more star names tempted to make the move to China. 
Ed Butler is joined by Simon Chadwick, Professor of Sports Enterprise at Salford Business School, Mark Dreyer, editor of China Sports Insider and Alexander Jarvis, chairman of Blackbridge Cross Borders, who specialise in the football business.
Ed looks to find out why China is doing this and whether they can really succeed.

(Picture: A view of the main stadium at the Evergrande International Football School in Guangdong Province, China. Credit: Kevin Frayer/Getty Images)

BBC World Service

BBC World Service Online

BBC World Service Australasia

BBC World Service East and Southern Africa Schedule

BBC World Service East and Southern Africa

BBC World Service East Asia

BBC World Service Europe and the Middle East

BBC World Service South Asia

BBC World Service West and Central Africa Schedule

Accessibility links

Programme Index

In the Balance

Moving the Goalposts – to China

Genres

Formats

Brand

BBC World Service Americas and the Caribbean

About BBC World Service