because football in China in the professional leagues doesn't have the greatest image." Hulk spent five season in the Chinese Super League, scoring 51 goals in 100 games Three months before Li Tie ...

Top-level football in Europe and South America traces its origins to streets and parks in every town and village. In China, however, the push began in Beijing. It wasn't until the 1990s that the ...

China's miserable World Cup qualifying campaign has led to calls for the men’s football team to be disbanded and angry questions over why a country of 1.4 billion people could not find 11 ...

Globally, football dominates the caseload of sports arbitration bodies, including the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), ...

When China's president ... When Xi set out his football plan in 2016, it led to a wave of investment from Chinese private investors in British and European clubs. The Chinese Super League (CSL) had ...

The world's most populous country is ranked 90th in the men's Fifa world rankings - just ahead of Curaçao and Luxembourg On a hot, humid Thursday night in Saitama, China's national football team ...

On a hot, humid Thursday night in Saitama, China's national football team hit its lowest ... set up the country's first professional league. It created a handful of top clubs in major cities ...