It's pretty mental. I have no idea where the money comes from either. I went to watch a fair few games whilst living in China in Beijing and Dalian and the stadiums were rarely full except for local derby matches. Tickets were only a few quid too so the ming boggles as to where the money is really coming from. Only a few years ago Anelka and Drogba left Shanghai Shenhua after they weren't getting their 300,000 USD a week salary. I can see exactly the same thing happening again.
Undoubtedly. The sport is an absolute mess in China. Xi Jingping is a big footy fan and many thought he would try and clean it up but I think he may have more pressing issues to deal with.
It's pretty mental. I have no idea where the money comes from either. I went to watch a fair few games whilst living in China in Beijing and Dalian and the stadiums were rarely full except for local derby matches. Tickets were only a few quid too so the ming boggles as to where the money is really coming from. Only a few years ago Anelka and Drogba left Shanghai Shenhua after they weren't getting their 300,000 USD a week salary. I can see exactly the same thing happening again.