i know basketball is big cuz of Yao..
preferably a Chinese guy but anyone is encouraged to answer!
2006-11-18 05:19:37 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Football ➔ FIFA World Cup (TM)
Football (soccer) is actually very popular in China. The Chinese watched the FIFA World Cup in great numbers. Chinese television also regularly shows matches from big European leagues like the English Premier League, German Bundesliga, Spanish Primera Liga, Italian Serie A & French Division 1.
China also has it's own domestic football league.
http://www.sinosoc.com
Their league is called the Chinese Super League.
Some of the more prominent soccer teams in China include Dalian ShiDe, Beijing Guo'An.
2006-11-18 06:55:22 · answer #1 · answered by Nigel 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, football/soccer is popular in China.
According to my National Geographic map from the June 2006 edition:
"China, 2005: Recent data suggest that soccer and basketball are equally popular, followed by traditional Chinese favourite table tennis."
So, yes, basketball is definitely an important sport, and so are football/soccer and, of course, table tennis.
2006-11-18 06:53:22 · answer #2 · answered by WaterfallOfDestiny 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
im gonna make it in china big
2017-01-26 05:58:39 · answer #3 · answered by George 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They see it as a celebrity sport, they only take notice when a famous import comes into the country to play.
2006-11-18 05:31:20 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think so I heard there are alot of chinese people that love italy..
just like this guy
http://youtube.com/watch?v=BNb3Z_IccVc lol
2006-11-19 10:22:40 · answer #5 · answered by мяs. мαтεяαzzι 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i dont know... but i know in iran, they like to watch soccer. :) lol
yao ming is in the rockets. :) i love the rockets, theyre my favorite team. :)
2006-11-18 05:29:21 · answer #6 · answered by doober 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
YES OF COARSE
2006-11-18 07:31:34 · answer #7 · answered by Amber K 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well yea. it is. i think. :)
2006-11-18 05:22:28 · answer #8 · answered by Shellie :) 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i dunno.. i'm not from china. duh...
2006-11-18 05:39:44 · answer #9 · answered by bäwЄŁ Ļoĕ ® 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋