China sending football market to stratosphere
<p><span word="BY">BY</span> <span word="WILLIAM">WILLIAM</span> <span word="HENNELLY">HENNELLY</span></p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Chinese">Chinese</span> <span word="Super">Super</span> <span word="League">League</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="finding">finding</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="win">win</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="lose">lose</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="comes">comes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="landing">landing</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="football">football</span> <span word="players">players</span>.</p><p><span word="Carlos">Carlos</span> <span word="Tevez">Tevez</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="Argentine">Argentine</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="star">star</span> <span word="currently">currently</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="club">club</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="Boca">Boca</span> <span word="Juniors">Juniors</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Buenos">Buenos</span> <span word="Aires">Aires</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="highest">highest</span>-<span word="paid">paid</span> <span word="player">player</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>.</p><p><span word="According">According</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="reports">reports</span>, <span word="Tevez">Tevez</span>, 32, <span word="will">will</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="paid">paid</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> $762,000 <span word="a">a</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="two">two</span>-<span word="year">year</span> <span word="contract">contract</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="CSL">CSL</span> <span word="side">side</span> <span word="Shanghai">Shanghai</span> <span word="Shenhua">Shenhua</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="sign">sign</span> <span word="next">next</span> <span word="week">week</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="adds">adds</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="to">to</span> $75 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="seasons">seasons</span>.</p><p><span word="Tevez">Tevez</span> <span word="played">played</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="game">game</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="Boca">Boca</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Sunday">Sunday</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="fans">fans</span> <span word="begged">begged</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stay">stay</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="signs">signs</span> <span word="saying">saying</span>, <span word="No">No</span> <span word="te">te</span> <span word="vayas">vayas</span>, <span word="Carlitos">Carlitos</span>.</p><p><span word="Tevez">Tevez</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="appeared">appeared</span> <span word="content">content</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="finish">finish</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="career">career</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Boca">Boca</span> <span word="Juniors">Juniors</span> <span word="until">until</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="CSL">CSL</span> <span word="came">came</span> <span word="calling">calling</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="sacks">sacks</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="money">money</span>.</p><p><span word="Yes">Yes</span>, <span word="many">many</span> <span word="great">great</span> <span word="players">players</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="head">head</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="pitches">pitches</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="greener">greener</span> - <span word="and">and</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="none">none</span> <span word="greener">greener</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="China">China</span> <span word="now">now</span>. (<span word="Chelsea">Chelsea</span> <span word="star">star</span> <span word="Oscar">Oscar</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Brazil">Brazil</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="headed">headed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Shanghai">Shanghai</span> <span word="SIPG">SIPG</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> $64 <span word="million">million</span> <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="reported">reported</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Friday">Friday</span>.)</p><p><span word="But">But</span> <span word="striker">striker</span> <span word="Zlatan">Zlatan</span> <span word="Ibrahimovic">Ibrahimovic</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Manchester">Manchester</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Barclays">Barclays</span> <span word="Premier">Premier</span> <span word="League">League</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="reportedly">reportedly</span> <span word="turned">turned</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="a">a</span> £120 <span word="million">million</span> (<span word="about">about</span> $149 <span word="million">million</span>) <span word="deal">deal</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="CSL">CSL</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stay">stay</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="England">England</span>.</p><p><span word="Manchester">Manchester</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="confirmed">confirmed</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="offer">offer</span> <span word="another">another</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Ibrahimovic">Ibrahimovic</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Daily">Daily</span> <span word="Mail">Mail</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="London">London</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="Premier">Premier</span> <span word="League">League</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="generally">generally</span> <span word="considered">considered</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="best">best</span>, <span word="if">if</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Champions">Champions</span> <span word="League">League</span> <span word="play">play</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="prestige">prestige</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="although">although</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="CSL">CSL</span> <span word="continues">continues</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="peel">peel</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="world">world</span>-<span word="class">class</span> <span word="talent">talent</span>, <span word="some">some</span> <span word="players">players</span> <span word="prefer">prefer</span> <span word="competing">competing</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="players">players</span>.</p>
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