A Chinese soccer club has been fined by the Chinese Professional Football League (CFL) for placing ‘feudal superstitious items’ in the away team’s dressing room. Changchun Xidu FC, who play in China ...

With close to double the number of berths on offer for Asian teams in 2026, surely China—with its massive population, lavish football spending and a president long obsessed with the sport—could ...

As the World Cup grips North America this summer, China will again watch from the sidelines, while its fans cheer on unlikely amateur soccer stars — from delivery drivers to villagers — now playing in ...

China has banned 73 people for working in football for life and deducted points from 13 professional clubs, including Chinese Super League (CSL) holders Shanghai Port, in its anti-corruption campaign ...

With the FIFA World Cup still underway, over in China the Chinese Super League (CSL) quietly resumed its domestic schedule.

The former head of China’s official soccer association has been sentenced to life in prison by a court in the central Chinese province of Hubei, in the latest crackdown on the country’s ...

Guangzhou FC, the most successful soccer club in Chinese history, disbanded on Monday due to crippling debts. The club, formerly known as Guangzhou Evergrande, has been unable to meet the Chinese ...

Mediapro and the Chinese Professional Football League have renewed their agreement for the international commercialisation of audiovisual rights to the country’s leading football competitions for the ...

World Cup team send-offs are usually a grand event. Rigorously selected players dressed in dapper suits, waving at fans before they board a plane to represent their countries at one of the biggest ...