Magazine: Time Magazine
Date: April 18, 2016
Article: China's Soccer Pitch
Page: 43
Author: Charlie Campbell
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1. Evergrande Football School is the world's biggest soccer school.
2. Evergrande Football School is located in Guangzhou/Qingyuan
3. Evergrande Football School is located in China.
4. Evergrande Football School has 2,800 students.
5. Evergrande Football School opened in 2012.
6. Zarco Diaz is the U12 Coach.
7. Chinese Super League (CSL) is the name of China's professional soccer league.
8. The Chinese Super League starts its season in March.
9. $300 million was the amount the Chinese Super League spent on transfer fees.
10. The Chinese Super League spent the most in transfer fees in 2016.
11. The English Premier League spent the second most in transfer fees in 2016.
12. China's second tier league or second division spent the third most in transfer fees.
13. Alex Teixeira and Ramires Santos play in China.
14. Alex Teixeira and Ramires Santos' combine transfer fees were $92 million. $56 million for Alex Teixeira and $36 million for Ramires Santos.
15. The teams have government-linked investment funds.
16. China Media Capital is a state-backed investment company.
17. China Media Capital paid $1.3 Billion for the Chinese Soccer League television rights for 2016-2020.
18. Chinese President Xi Jinping is sponsoring the growth of soccer in China.
19. The plan includes to open 20,000 soccer schools with regular schools attached to them in the next five years, 50,000 in ten years.
20. China wants to host 2026 FIFA World Cup.
21. Wanda Group is the first Asian company to sign up as a top-tier FIFA Sponsor.
22. Wang Jianlin owns the Wanda Group.
23. China won 51 gold medals at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
24. The name of China's National Team is the "Chinese Dragons."
25. Cameron Wilson is the founder of the Wild East Football Chinese Soccer Blog.
26. Yes, the Chinese have a culture of corruption.
27. Qingdao Hailifeng FC and Sichuan FC were involved in a match fixing scandal in 2009.
28. Lu Jun is a referee who has been jailed for corruption.
29. Christopher Atkins is a soccer agent from Guangzhou.
30. Academia rules in China.
31. In Brazil and Argentina soccer is seen as a way out of the barrio or favela.
32. Swimming and gymnastics are the sports placed high for Chinese youth to practice.
33. Tom Byer is a household name in Japan.
34. Oha Suta is the TV show that "Tomsan's Soccer Technics" appear.
35. Coro Coro is the best-selling manga comic.
36. Tom Byer is the Chief Adviser to the Ministry of Education's soccer-in-schools program.
37. Tom Byer said, "Everyone thinks it's a kicking game when really it's about controlling the ball."
38. Dr. John Ratey, Associate Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School backs Tom Byer's research.
Date: April 18, 2016
Article: China's Soccer Pitch
Page: 43
Author: Charlie Campbell
U-$1.00-B-0.0046743907-BE-214
Go to Directory
Go to Questions
Answer Key
1. Evergrande Football School is the world's biggest soccer school.
2. Evergrande Football School is located in Guangzhou/Qingyuan
3. Evergrande Football School is located in China.
4. Evergrande Football School has 2,800 students.
5. Evergrande Football School opened in 2012.
6. Zarco Diaz is the U12 Coach.
7. Chinese Super League (CSL) is the name of China's professional soccer league.
8. The Chinese Super League starts its season in March.
9. $300 million was the amount the Chinese Super League spent on transfer fees.
10. The Chinese Super League spent the most in transfer fees in 2016.
11. The English Premier League spent the second most in transfer fees in 2016.
12. China's second tier league or second division spent the third most in transfer fees.
13. Alex Teixeira and Ramires Santos play in China.
14. Alex Teixeira and Ramires Santos' combine transfer fees were $92 million. $56 million for Alex Teixeira and $36 million for Ramires Santos.
15. The teams have government-linked investment funds.
16. China Media Capital is a state-backed investment company.
17. China Media Capital paid $1.3 Billion for the Chinese Soccer League television rights for 2016-2020.
18. Chinese President Xi Jinping is sponsoring the growth of soccer in China.
19. The plan includes to open 20,000 soccer schools with regular schools attached to them in the next five years, 50,000 in ten years.
20. China wants to host 2026 FIFA World Cup.
21. Wanda Group is the first Asian company to sign up as a top-tier FIFA Sponsor.
22. Wang Jianlin owns the Wanda Group.
23. China won 51 gold medals at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
24. The name of China's National Team is the "Chinese Dragons."
25. Cameron Wilson is the founder of the Wild East Football Chinese Soccer Blog.
26. Yes, the Chinese have a culture of corruption.
27. Qingdao Hailifeng FC and Sichuan FC were involved in a match fixing scandal in 2009.
28. Lu Jun is a referee who has been jailed for corruption.
29. Christopher Atkins is a soccer agent from Guangzhou.
30. Academia rules in China.
31. In Brazil and Argentina soccer is seen as a way out of the barrio or favela.
32. Swimming and gymnastics are the sports placed high for Chinese youth to practice.
33. Tom Byer is a household name in Japan.
34. Oha Suta is the TV show that "Tomsan's Soccer Technics" appear.
35. Coro Coro is the best-selling manga comic.
36. Tom Byer is the Chief Adviser to the Ministry of Education's soccer-in-schools program.
37. Tom Byer said, "Everyone thinks it's a kicking game when really it's about controlling the ball."
38. Dr. John Ratey, Associate Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School backs Tom Byer's research.
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