China – Future football dynasty? Not in our lifetime

Much like the broken record heard in the United States for the past four decades, big-name imports mean the Chinese league is being hotly tipped to be the next force in world football.

On a recent radio phone-in, one of the gameâÂÂs most experienced journalists claimed that the best of the beautiful game and the mass of its passionate following are gravitating from Western and Central Europe towards the East.

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