Football in China

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Fit-Again Richmond Boakye Yiadom Begins Training With Jiansung Suning

Boakye-Yiadom joined the Jiansung-based outfit on a three-year deal from Serbian side Red Star Belgrade during the...

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Watch Frank Acheampong’s Superb HAT-TRICK In Chinese Super League Tianjin Derby

Frank Acheampong scored a hat-trick in the Chinese Super League Tianjin derby as Teda beat  Quanjian 3-2 at home in...

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Former Chelsea Target Richmond Boakye Set To Sign For Chinese Super League Side Jiangsu Suning

Ghana striker Richmond Boakye-Yiadom is heading to the Chinese Super League in a lucrative move to Jiangsu Suning,...

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Chelsea Backlash A Lesson For Clubs Chasing China Cash

Kenedy's offensive social media posts about China sparked calls for his club Chelsea to be banned from the country and...

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Top Chinese Clubs Pay Debts After Expulsion Threat

Ten Chinese Super League clubs say they have paid off debts related to player wages, bonuses and transfers after 13 of...

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Tevez’s Chinese Club Hit Out At Fixing Claims

Carlos Tevez's Chinese club Shanghai Shenhua say they are taking legal action over suggestions of match-fixing after...

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China Football Captain Banned In Latest Punishment Salvo

China's national captain Zheng Zhi and Turkish striker Burak Yilmaz were both banned for several games as the Chinese...

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Chinese Football Champs Fine Captain For Handshake Snub

Chinese champions Guangzhou Evergrande fined captain Zheng Zhi for failing to gather all his players to shake the hands...

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Oscar Leads Big Names Behaving Badly In China

Oscar is suspended for eight games after a brawl. Carlos Tevez riles fans with a trip to Disneyland while his club are...

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Xi To Meet FIFA Boss As China Harbours World Cup Ambition

China's football-mad President Xi Jinping will meet with FIFA chief Gianni Infantino in Beijing on Wednesday as the...

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China Giants Set For Blockbuster AFC Champions League Quarter-Final

Two-time winners Guangzhou Evergrande were drawn against Shanghai SIPG in a blockbuster, all-Chinese AFC Champions...

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Chinese ‘sack Race’ Claims Six Coaches In A Month

High expectations in the big-spending Chinese Super League have triggered a spate of departures, with six coaches shown...

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Chinese Flops Jiangsu FC Part Ways With Coach

Chinese big-spenders Jiangsu Suning have parted ways with their coach Choi Yong-Soo after a disappointing season was...

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Chinese Football League Urged To Keep Order After Flare-Ups

A senior official called for "good order" between the Chinese Super League's foreign and domestic players after...

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Wanderers Down SIPG As AFC Champions League Last-16 Settled

Western Sydney Wanderers pinched only their second win of this season's AFC Champions League with a late winner over...

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‘No Evidence’ of Hulk Wrongdoing In Chinese Super League Punch Row

A Chinese football official has said there is no evidence that Shanghai SIPG striker Hulk broke any rules after the...

International

China Dismiss Low Rumours and Stand By Lippi

The Chinese football association (CFA) has dismissed suggestions it is keen to replace national team coach Marcello...

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Goulart Double Puts Evergrande Into Knock-Outs

A Ricardo Goulart double steered two-time winners Guangzhou Evergrande into the AFC Champions League last 16 as they...

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AFC Punishes Guangzhou Over Over

Chinese giants Guangzhou Evergrande escaped Thursday with a fine and a suspended two-match stadium ban from Asia's...