Dalian confirms $77 million sponsorship to stabilise Chinese league and grassroots football
Chinese real estate giant Dalian Wanda Group, which pulled out of national soccer in 2000 in protest against systematic corruption, has returned to the game at its latest hour of need. A subsidiary of China National United Oil Corp, and backed by assets estimated at 140 billion yuan ($21.7 billion) in commercial properties, luxury hotels, chain stores and tourism, Wanda will take up the
Asian Football Business Review @ Jul 4, 2011 1:28 AM EDT | Blog Profile
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