China is a huge market for European soccer but its state broadcaster did not broadcast a Real Madrid La Liga game on Sunday because star forward Kylian Mbappe referred to former leader Mao Zedong as “dictator” in a viral video. It is taboo in China to crack jokes about Mao, who died in 1976 and whose drastic policies are blamed by historians for mass starvation and millions of deaths.
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Mbappe strikes after China controversy as Real Madrid beat Santander
Kylian Mbappe moved on from a tumultuous week by scoring a penalty to help Real Madrid win 3-0 at Racing Santander on Sunday. The French forward narrowly lost out on the Ballon d’Or to Bayern Munich’s Harry Kane on Monday and then had to apologise after a social media storm following a video in which […]
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‘Going to the moon’: Irish players from University College Dublin return to China 50 years after historic tour
When Paddy Dwyer arrived in China in 1976, crowds jostled to catch a glimpse of him and his companions — the first Western football team to play in the country. China at the time was emerging from the tumult of the Cultural Revolution, and on the brink of market reforms that would take the country […]
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China: Amateur leagues win over cynical fans
On a summer’s day in the city of Suzhou, about 40,000 people crowded into a stadium while thousands more gathered by public screens to watch China’s hottest sport — amateur soccer.
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USA-China Women’s Friendly Player Ratings
Once a great rivalry, now a walk in the park – Allianz Park to be exact.
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Anger after Chinese team plays hours after Aaron Boupendza’s death
Soccer fans in China were outraged by Zhejiang FC’s decision to go ahead with a Super League match hours after the death of their Gabon international striker Aaron Boupendza.
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Aaron Boupendza dies after 11th floor fall
Former FC Cincinnati Designated Player Aaron Boupendza died on Wednesday at the age of 28 when he fell from the 11th floor of a building in China, according to the Gabonese soccer federation (Fegafoot).
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USWNT to honor Becky Sauerbrunn before China match in St. Louis
The U.S. women’s national team will face China twice in friendlies, renewing one of its longest-standing rivalries.
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Japan holds Australia, South Korea and China win
Japan denied Australia a famous away victory after a 1-1 draw in Saitama in World Cup qualifying on Tuesday while South Korea and China both won. Australia had never beaten Japan on Japanese soil but a Shogo Taniguchi own goal just before the hour gave the visitors a shock lead in front of a crowd […]
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Veteran Singapore keeper the toast of China after World Cup heroics
Thanks to a better head-to-head record against Thailand, China squeezed into the next round, along with runaway group leader South Korea.