Vancouver Whitecaps FC CEO Paul Barber (R) talks with reporters during a news conference in Vancouver, British Columbia March 17, 2011. REUTERS/Andy Clark
LONDON (Reuters) - China's soccer splurge on big-name foreign players is reminiscent of the 1970s North American boom that ultimately fizzled out in failure, former Vancouver Whitecaps chief executive Paul Barber said on Tuesday.
Barber, now chief executive of Premier League promotion hopefuls Brighton and Hove Albion and an influential figure in English soccer, warned that the Super League could go the same way.
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