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 ...

BEIJING -- Any Chinese football club will be relegated if found to have signed fraudulent contracts, according to guidelines issued by the governing body of the country's professional leagues.

Chinese investors are pulling out of European football en masse. In mid-2017 there were upwards of 20 Chinese-owned clubs in Europe. “There are now fewer than 10, and it’s a dwindling number,” said ...

The Chinese state TV on Tuesday aired interviews of former football officials confessing to bribe-taking that allegedly resulted in the poor performance of the team in international tournaments. He ...

The 2025 China U16 national football team's recent performance of scoring 42 goals but conceding zero in five Asian Cup ...

Guangzhou FC, China’s most successful football club, have not been granted permission to play professionally during the 2025 season due to financial issues. The eight-time Chinese Super League (CSL) ...

FILE - A man looks at a kiosk displaying a newspaper with a photo of Chen Xuyuan, head of the Chinese Football Association, in Beijing, Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2023. (AP Photo/Andy Wong, File) BEIJING (AP ...

Most of the time, Sima Nan is a cheerleader for his country and its ruling Communist Party. His posts on Weibo, China’s equivalent of Twitter, are often venomous about the West. But on February 20th ...

A decade after the splash of Chinese cash first made waves in the global football market, the once racing certainty that China would become a major player in the game looks increasingly like a ...