That's because they don't count martial arts. They claim it's an "amateur" sport in china. Which is just this side of ridiculous. Even basketball is growing f

That's because they don't count martial arts. They claim it's an "amateur" sport in china. Which is just this side of ridiculous. Even basketball is growing faster than football in China. This despite the government propping football up. Which is not an indictment of the Chinese, just pointing out that the people there, left to their own devices, would just as soon do something other than play football.