China Sports Business Weekly: English Premier league sues PP Sports

Here’s what’s been making the headlines this week: English Premier League sues PP Sports, Wuhan arena hosts Yao Ming charity basketball game, Nike targets esports with powerful advert, NBA unites fans for Finals viewing party, sports teams get creative for Mid-Autumn holiday, live streaming ecommerce becomes fastest-growing internet sector, and in-game advertising in esports attracts…

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The Premier League Goes Into Overdrive

What a difference a week makes in football and especially within the confines of the Premier League, as the focus shifts from the furore regarding the new handball laws to the incredible raft of goals that were witnessed in week four of the season. To have one flurry of goals and more importantly, the context…

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European Super Cup Steers UEFA Fan Direction

The European Super Cup is the curtain raiser to the continental season and with Champions League winners Bayern Munich and Europa League winners Sevilla squaring off, it was the German giants who ran out eventual winners in extra-time. While although Bayern’s first piece of silverware will have been warmly received within Bavaria, the larger focus…

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Serie A Show To Continue For Now

When the new Serie A fixture schedule was released, there was one clash that stood out for the rest and with defending champions Juventus set to host perennial challengers Napoli, an early title marker could have been laid down by either entity. Unfortunately for Italian football fans all around the world, they were denied such…

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Concacaf Announce New Gold Cup Format

As far as North and Central American or Caribbean international football goes, there is one competition that is considered the gold standard in the region and with it being called the Gold Cup, it is a highly fitting moniker for such a tournament. A tournament that has gone through several format changes over the years…

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