David Owen: Will China’s football splurge end up entrenching Europe’s super-elite?

When Stockport County went on tour to China in 2001, it seemed symptomatic of a breezy optimism that the People’s Republic’s new-found enthusiasm for football might somehow make international brands of even comparatively small European clubs.

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