中国足球产业正在高速发展，iiMedia Research（艾媒咨询）数据显示，2018年中国城市人口中约有1.87亿人对足球感兴趣。足球产业的发展带动了媒体权益收入的提高，2018年世界杯媒体权益收入达30亿美元。同时，互联网足球经济产业发展迅猛，知名赞助商纷纷投入国内足球赛事，BAT均正式入局足球转播市场。

The Chinese soccer industry is developing at a high speed. According to iiMedia Research data, about 187 million people in China's urban population are interested in soccer in 2018. The development of the soccer industry has boosted the media's equity income. In the 2018 World Cup, the media's equity income reached 3 billion dollars. At the same time, the Internet soccer economy industry has developed rapidly, and well-known sponsors have invested in domestic soccer matches. BAT have all entered the soccer broadcast market.