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Plenty of players but no grassroots: can China ever grow into a footballing giant?

Some of its amateur matches pull in bigger crowds than European leagues but are more of a spectacle than a pathway to the professional game, say expertsMichael Owen, a man who once...

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(260606) -- ZUNYI, June 6, 2026 (Xinhua) -- Jin Yonghao (L) of China vies with Olimzoda Fathullo of Tajikistan during CFA Team China International Competition Zunyi 2026 between Ch...

Grassroots soccer fever grips northeast China as Northeast Super League debuts

HARBIN, May 24 (Xinhua) -- In China's far northeast, where winter temperatures can plunge to minus 30 degrees Celsius and the rustbelt economy has struggled for years, the region's...

Two Chinas at North America’s World Cup

North America’s World Cup summer has begun, and China is once again outside the tournament rather than inside it. That fact is familiar. But it should not be flattened into the usu...

China Desperately Pursues World Cup Glory... Without a Soccer Team

Chinese soccer fans – with the backing of state-run propaganda outlets – are cheering on their referees and tchotchke-making factories at the FIFA World Cup in the absence of a com...

China fans adopt 'Card Master' referee

They turned to referee Ma Ning in the upcoming FIFA World Cup

Feature: Ancient Silk Road legacy lives on in Xinjiang sports culture

URUMQI, May 18 (Xinhua) -- As music echoed through the stadium in Urumqi, capital of China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, thousands of fans filled the stands for the opening c...

With no team in World Cup, China fans root for Ronaldo, Messi … and a referee

On a sunny day in Brooklyn’s Dumbo neighbourhood, punters piled into the fifth floor of Time Out Market to Portugal House – part food court, part bar, full-blown World Cup party. T...

China-backed Puma and Kelme supply 27% of World Cup uniforms

China-owned Puma and Kelme supply 27% of World Cup uniforms

Soccer fans in China are rooting for Norway's Erling Haaland, their ‘Ha Bao'

There may not be any Chinese players at this year’s World Cup, but China has found its own soccer hero: Norwegian striker Erling Haaland. The 6-foot-4 Manchester City star is a...

Net result? How a Hong Kong dim sum restaurant went big on the World Cup

At a century-old teahouse in Hong Kong, a crowd of about 30 people huddled around tables packed with dim sum on a Thursday morning as they watched South Africa score against South...

Fans make football shine

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More Than a Game

Shane Yan Wen Yu has learned that football is more than just a game, it’s a source of identity, purpose, and growth.

Soccer fans in China are rooting for Norway's Erling Haaland, their ‘Ha Bao'

There may not be any Chinese players at this year’s World Cup, but China has found its own soccer hero: Norwegian striker Erling Haaland. The 6-foot-4 Manchester City star is a...

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Special Olympics China’s Unified Team Proves the Game Is for Everyone

Special Olympics China faced off against SO Spain in their Division 3 semi-final match at the Special Olympics Unified Football World Cup Paris 2026, suffering a 6-0 defeat.

China’s ‘Ethnic Unity’ Cup: Football and Assimilation in the Uyghur Region

A football tournament is China’s latest propaganda campaign to whitewash its abuses of Uyghur people – and deconstruct Uyghur identity in favor of Chinese “unity.”

How to watch the Chinese Super League live in Beijing

Since Covid China has increasingly become a closed ecosystem where it is very hard to do anything as a foreigner. This includes paying for stuff, seeing tourist attractions and as...

Chinese FA imposes life bans to 17 individuals for gambling, match fixing

BEIJING, May 21 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese Football Association (CFA) on Thursday announced the third batch of sanctions related to match-fixing, gambling and other misconduct in Chin...

People in China are watching the World Cup differently this time

People in China are watching the World Cup differently this time

Why the World Cup Keeps Eluding China

Xi has spent billions of dollars trying to turn Beijing into a soccer powerhouse.

Qwen Launches AI Football Prediction Assistant, Turning Fan Predictions into New Football Pitches for Rural Schools

Qwen today launched its first AI Football Prediction Assistant for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Users can predict match scores to earn points, with accumulated community contributions...

China U23 defeat Tajikistan at international youth football competition

GUIYANG, June 9 (Xinhua) -- China's U23 men's national football team cruised to a 3-0 victory over Tajikistan at the 2026 CFA Team China International Youth Football Tournament in...