Abstract
As the most popular sport in the world, football (soccer) has long been closely related to politics and the economy. In China, significant growth and changes in economy and power impacted the development of the football market and the Chinese Super League (CSL) as a new product. By adopting the theoretical framework of Giulianotti’s ‘new political economy of football’, this article explores the CSL’s brief history, the policies and the strategies of football development in China and analyses the relationship between the CSL and its political economy context. The conclusion of this study indicates that the development of the CSL was largely impacted by its political economy environment, including the state and local government, the Chinese Football Association (CFA), the media, private companies, as well as the COVID-19 pandemic.
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