Inter, most popular club in China

La Gazzetta dello Sport

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PECHINO (Cina), 03 agosto 2011
In Cina la Serie A è amata come la Premier League. Popolarità: Milan batte Barça. Ma l'Inter vince ogni sfida con 85 milioni di fan.

On the Great Wall, football has conquered all.

In China, Serie A is loved equally as the Premier League. Popularity: Milan beats Barca, but Inter wins every challenge with 85 million fans.


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RedEyesWhiteBeard wrote:85 million fans....yeah right ....but if true, inter might as well move to china then

Of course it's true, it comes from the survey mentioned in the piece.

Forte di un sondaggio Weibo.com survey maggio 2011 sulla popolarità dei club europei in Cina,

Weibo.com survey

I guess there all now Inter fans because theres an asian playing there..Bandwagoners.

Viva l'Italia — E "Christian" Wang ci rassicura: "Nonostante i vostri problemi, il calcio italiano tira sempre. La Liga ci piace meno. Premier o serie
You can google translate if you want. But essentially, the president of a first division team from Beijing ( Beijing Guoan) is the commentator on TV for Serie A games.

A". Una prova: Zhang Lu, vicepresidente del Beijing Guoan, commenta le nostre partite su CCTV5, che trasmette una diretta di domenica e i gol il lunedì. Sarebbe come se Galliani commentasse le Premier su Sky. Guandong Tv fa vedere l'anticipo del sabato e suggerisce pronostici il venerdì, perché in Cina c'è la schedina con match di A, Premier e Liga. "Ah, siete un riferimento anche per i nostri ultrà - aggiunge Wang .- Vi studiano. Quelli del Guoan si chiamano "Curva nord anteriore"". Sai che onore... Ieri, durante l'allenamento dell'Inter, è apparsa in tribuna una maglia del Milan. Botte da orbi.

Are you sure it's not Japan...

No, the reason is that Inter was the first European club to open up to China in the 80s (I think), when they opened up an academy, stores etc.

The Fonz wrote: Are you sure it's not Japan...

Is Beijing in Japan?

wigglesworth wrote:

The Fonz wrote: Are you sure it's not Japan...

Is Beijing in Japan?

nevermind

wigglesworth wrote:

The Fonz wrote: Are you sure it's not Japan...

Is Beijing in Japan?

was probably insinuating that nagatomo is the reason....

Nice

I don't think the Chinese are particularly fond of the Japanese.

We better f_cking beat Milan, or 85 million Chinese are going to be disappointed. Of course, Milan has the second biggest fan base in China, maybe 75 million.

We might have a chance now, i hear Abate might not play coz of the flu, Milan is nothing without him.

According to research carried out by a company called Asian Sports Barometer a staggering 38% of Chinese football fans support Milan. The Rossoneri's nearest rivals in the affections of fans are Real Madrid who are suppored by 22.4% of fans in China. Manchester United are the third most supported side, according to the research, with 21.6%.

Arquitecto wrote:According to research carried out by a company called Asian Sports Barometer a staggering 38% of Chinese football fans support Milan. The Rossoneri's nearest rivals in the affections of fans are Real Madrid who are suppored by 22.4% of fans in China. Manchester United are the third most supported side, according to the research, with 21.6%.

I provided links, you are just spouting. Who to believe?

Yes Arq, link it or it didnt happen.

And, the survey I quoted was from May 2011.

wigglesworth wrote:

Arquitecto wrote:According to research carried out by a company called Asian Sports Barometer a staggering 38% of Chinese football fans support Milan. The Rossoneri's nearest rivals in the affections of fans are Real Madrid who are suppored by 22.4% of fans in China. Manchester United are the third most supported side, according to the research, with 21.6%.

I provided links, you are just spouting. Who to believe?

http://www.acmilan.com/en/news/breaking_news_show/12793

Hmmm, from the AC Milan site. Smells. And, was it as recent as my survey?

wigglesworth wrote:Hmmm, from the AC Milan site. Smells. And, was it as recent as my survey?

Yes it was wiggles as it just came out from a survey taken just before the the landing of both teams.

Your link is from a site that links messi to Juve. :lol!:

Arquitecto wrote:

wigglesworth wrote:Hmmm, from the AC Milan site. Smells. And, was it as recent as my survey?

Yes it was wiggles as it just came out from a survey taken just before the the landing of both teams.

Your link is from a site that links messi to Juve. :lol!:

Taken before the landing? It says 3 months ago, no?

And his report is from gazetta, your report is from gazetta.

"Milan are the most popular team in China according to a survey carried out by weibo.com less than three months, reports La Gazzetta dello Sport today. The Rossoneri finished first with 31%, ahead of Barcelona, 24%. Further behind were Manchester United (15%), Arsenal (14%) and Real Madrid (10%)."

No barcelona fans? looooooool

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Pubblicato nell'edizione del 03 agosto 2011
PECHINO (Cina), 03 agosto 2011
In Cina la Serie A è amata come la Premier League. Popolarità: Milan batte Barça. Ma l'Inter vince ogni sfida con 85 milioni di fan

'But Inter wins every challenge with 85 million fans"

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