Tobias Ross is an independent researcher with a PhD in Politics from the University of Nottingham, UK. His research focuses on the political and commercial dimensions of Chinese sport - particularly football and gaming - within the broader contexts of state capitalism, political economy, and corporate non-market strategy. In addition to academic research, he works in international marketing and strategic development in professional football.

Jonathan Sullivan is a China specialist and Associate Professor of Politics and IR at the University of Nottingham. He has published widely on Chinese politics, the Chinese internet, sport and pop culture. A volume on authoritarianism and global sport (with Ricardo Gudel Fernandez and Emilio Hernandez Correa) is also forthcoming with Routledge.