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China challenges European football

Name: China challenges European football
Uploaded: 2016-07-08T15:54:07.990Z
Duration: 3 min 17 s
Channel: Financial Times
Description: Lex on plans by Dalian Wanda for a rival to Uefa Champions League

Wang Jianlin, China’s richest man, is backing plans by his conglomerate Dalian Wanda Group to launch a rival to the Uefa Champions League, pushing for a new European football competition. FT writers Murad Ahmed and Christopher Thompson assess the plans.

July 8, 2016

Studio filmed by Rod Fitzgerald. Produced by Josh de la Mare. Images from Getty.