(Reuters) - Italian FA president Carlo Tavecchio has welcomed the flow of Chinese funds into football in his country, saying the game needs resources and investment.
Chinese investors have poured money into the sport in Europe with several eye-catching deals designed to raise soccer's profile in the Asian country and inspired by President Xi Jinping's desire to turn China into a footballing powerhouse.
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