China's soccer spending spree slows amid government scrutiny

Overseas risk and slow economy have Beijing wary of splashy megadeals

HIDETAKE MIYAMOTO, Nikkei staff writer

TOKYO -- Chinese soccer buffs are seeing their government turn from fan to foe as authorities begin to frown on the lavish spending that accompanied Beijing's embrace of the sport just several years ago.

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