The Adventures of Cynthia J

I love the Olympics. Summer, Winter, it doesn't really matter to me: there's something special about seeing the best athletes in the world representing their countries and competing against the best to really become the best. The last Winter Olympics that took place was in 2014, back when I was still a senior in high school. I remember coming back from school and planting myself down in front of the TV after kung fu practice to watch NBC primetime and cheer on the U.S.A and China (my native country). However, in college, watching the Winter Olympics has been noticeably more difficult: because of classes, midterms, and other responsibilities to life, I haven't been able to have the luxury of spending 6-7 hours watching sports with no other real objectives to be completed.  As such, I haven't been able to see many sports live: slalom, curling, luge, bobsled, speed skating, and such. However, one indulgence that I did allow myself to make this Olympics season was ...

€   222 Million: The New Normal Analyzing the Inflation of Transfer Fees in World Football By Cynthia Jiang "I don't think it's going to happen." When FC Barcelona sporting director Roberto Fernandez was asked of the possibility of star player Neymar Jr. leaving Barcelona in the summer of 2017, he was very blunt in his assessment of the situation. In the days before, there had been much transfer speculation about Paris St. Germain activating the   €222 million   buyout clause in Neymar's recently signed Barcelona contract; more than doubling the current transfer record of   €105 million   spent by Manchester United in the previous summer. To many pundits, such an idea was ludicrous; in their eyes, and that of Fernandez, no team would be crazy enough to pay  €222 million   for any player, no matter their caliber. Three days later, Paris St. Germain announced the signing of Neymar Jr. for a record   €222 million.   The Hist...

From Zinedine To Neymar Analyzing the Inflation of Transfer Fees in World Football By Cynthia Jiang "I don't think it's going to happen." When FC Barcelona sporting director Roberto Fernandez was asked of the possibility of star player Neymar Jr. leaving Barcelona in the summer of 2017, he was very blunt in his assessment of the situation. In the days before, there had been much transfer speculation about Paris St. Germain activating the   €222 million   buyout clause in Neymar's recently signed Barcelona contract; more than doubling the current transfer record of   €105 million   spent by Manchester United in the previous summer. To many pundits, such an idea was ludicrous; in their eyes, and that of Fernandez, no team would be crazy enough to pay  €222 million   for any player, no matter their caliber. Three days later, Paris St. Germain announced the signing of Neymar Jr. for a record   €222 million.   The History of Transfer Fees Un...