Blinded by the light! Hard ball disguised as soccer : interpreting China's football dream- an Australian's reflection

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Horton, Peter. (2020). Blinded by the light! Hard ball disguised as soccer : interpreting China's football dream- an Australian's reflection. In In Mangan, J.A., Horton, Peter and Tagsold, Christian (Ed.). Softpower, Soccer, Supremacy : The Chinese Dream pp. 307 - 334 Peter Lang Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1080/02614367.2023.2173799
AuthorsHorton, Peter
EditorsMangan, J.A., Horton, Peter and Tagsold, Christian
Abstract

[Extract] The admittedly extravagant developments that have been implemented and planned by China’s national and provincial governments, together with a host of commercial interests, all working towards the realization of China’s dream of becoming a world power in Association Football (hereafter, football) has generated a hyperbolic media reaction worldwide. This chapter is written from the context of another of FIFA’s Asian group nations—Australia. It
will consider the media messages Australians have received, either directly or indirectly, regarding China’s drive to achieve this goal. I

KeywordsFootball ; China ; FIFA; Australia; Association Football ; softpower
Page range307 - 334
Year01 Jan 2020
Book titleSoftpower, Soccer, Supremacy : The Chinese Dream
PublisherPeter Lang Publishing
Place of publicationUnited States
Edition1
SeriesSport in East and South East Asian Societies: Geopolitical, Political, Cultural and Social Perspectives
ISBN978-143316881-9
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)https://doi.org/10.1080/02614367.2023.2173799
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Online2020
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Deposited04 Mar 2025
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