Event Details
WHAT: Why Can't China Win? The Grassroots Football Challenge, an in-person discussion by Rowan Simons, one of China's pioneering grassroots football club founders, moderated by Liz Witcher
WHEN: Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2026, from 7-8 PM (Beijing Time). Drinks and canapรฉs from 6:30 PM
WHERE: La Maison Lyonnaise 2F, 44 Guanghua Lu, Chaoyang District, Beijing
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MORE ABOUT THE EVENT: What does it take to build a football culture in one of the world's most populous nations? From arriving in China in the 1980s to becoming well-known on Chinese television and founding one of China's pioneering grassroots football clubs, Rowan Simons has witnessed the country's football dreams, disappointments and unbelievable upheavals first-hand. Through entertaining personal stories and comparisons with England and Europe, he will explore why massive investment has yet to deliver international success, how attitudes towards playing football have evolved and why the key to China's football future lies with ordinary families rather than government and big business.
HOW MUCH: RMB 250 for RASBJ members, RMB 350 for non-members, RMB 100 for students registering with email addresses incorporating .edu
You may find payment by Alipay easier than by Wechat; you can also pay by credit card. Kindly note, RASBJ does not issue fapiao. I
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REFUND POLICY: Tickets are non-transferable and non-refundable. However, if RASBJ cancels the event, all registrants will be refunded in full.
