Sports / Chinese soccer

Zhang Linpeng: Zhang sets some long-term goals

Evergrande has been front and center of Chinese soccer over the past three years; especially since winning last year's Asian Champions League trophy.

Club owners, players hail soccer reform plan

2015-03-17 11:01

Soccer officials, club officials and players considered Chinese soccer's spring is coming when the government Monday published an overall reform plan to boost the sport.

China's Li Ning to team up with Xiaomi on 'smart' running shoes

2015-03-17 07:25

Li Ning Co Ltd is teaming up with Chinese smartphone maker Xiaomi to produce a new generation of "smart" running shoes this year.

Chinese football should start with grassroots

2015-03-17 08:20

Cultivating football at the grassroots level with qualified coaches training young players is the way to go for China, rather than concentrating on gold medalists. That way, future football stars can be nurtured through education.

China to introduce soccer textbooks to schools

2015-03-11 14:03

Compilation of new soccer textbooks for Chinese primary and middle schools will be completed around the end of March, after the sport was named a compulsory part of the national curriculum.

Time to kick off soccer sector reform

2015-03-12 08:19

The domestic soccer league matches rely too heavily on sponsorship and hardly derive any profits from the televizing of matches.

China kicks off plan to turn soccer around

2015-03-16 14:26

Reform plan includes institutional restructuring, boosting both professional and amateur soccer, and bidding for the FIFA World Cup.

China trounced by Sweden 3-0 at Algarve Cup group match

2015-03-10 09:49

Four-time Algarve Cup winners Sweden eased past their final Group A rivals China 3-0 on Monday with three first-half goals at the annual women's soccer invitational tournament.

Goulart leads Evergrande past Western Sydney

2015-03-05 15:36

Ricardo Goulart's hat trick led Chinese side Guangzhou Evergrande to a 3-2 win over titleholder Western Sydney in the Asian Champions League on Wednesday.

Dreams never die for dedicated amateurs

2015-01-24 06:47

A soccer match attracted dozens of local amateurs, most of whom shared the same dream when they were younger - to became professionals and even join the national team.

Easy wins for Jeonbuk Motors and Kashiwa Reysol

2015-03-04 11:31

Former champion Jeonbuk Motors maintained its unbeaten run in the Asian Champions League by beating Shandong Luneng 4-1 on Tuesday.

Jeonbuk beat Shandong Luneng 4-1 at Asian Champions League

2015-03-04 11:27

Former champions Jeonbuk Motors maintained an unbeaten record in the AFC Champions League this season as second half goals from Han Kyo-won, Lee Jae-sung and Leonardo secured an eye-catching 4-1 away win over Chinese Super League side Shandong Luneng on Tuesday.

Soccer reform goal more than national success

2015-03-04 07:33

China should learn from the United Kingdom's experience in developing soccer, Chinese President Xi Jinping told visiting Prince William on Monday.

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