“Men’s soccer in China has been rife with mismanagement, corruption, and it’s hard to avoid that legacy. Women’s soccer offers the promise of something better.” — Duncan Clark,author of “Alibaba: The House That Jack Ma Built,” on Alipay, a Chinese giant Alibaba-affiliated company, taking the lead on a 1 billion yuan ($145 million) commitment to […]
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What They're Saying: Li Yuyi
“No financial cheating. If a club was found cheating, it will be expelled no matter what.” — Chinese Football Association vice president Li Yuyi on financial regulations imposedon Chinese Super League clubs that have the effect of limiting the importation of expensive foreign players in the bid to create stability with the goal of making […]
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Watch: A terrifically struck own goal from China
Forty seconds after entering as an 89th-minute sub, Wei Shihao with his first touch hammered the ball into his own goal to gift Shanghai Shenhua a 2-2 tie with his BeijingGuoan.
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What They're Saying: Guangzhou Evergrande
“The team’s kit management has made major mistakes and has seriously damaged the club’s brand.” — Statement from Guangzhou Evergrande, the Chinese Super League’s most successful team, infining five staff members for using tape to cover up part of defender Zhang Linpeng‘s new jersey during an Asian Champions League match at Chinese rival Tianjin Quanjian. […]
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Chinese Super League resorts to importing foreign referees
Sweden’s Jonas Eriksson and Tony Chapron from France will referee Chinese Super League matches as the first part of a move to “improve the accuracy of officiating” for thefinal rounds of the Super League, the Chinese Football Association said in a statement on Thursday.
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What They're Saying: Chinese FA
“The football pitch is not a religious place and hosting such activities on a public sports field is neither appropriate nor conforming with the image of professional football. Instead of askingfor help from gods outside the pitch, Henan should seek victory through self-endeavor and battling on it.” — Chinese FA statement after Taoist priests performed […]
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What They're Saying: Carlos Tevez
“Chinese players are not as naturally skilled like South American or European players. Like players who learned soccer when they were kids. They’re not good. Even in 50 years, they stillwon’t be able to compete.” — Argentine star Carlos Tevez, who’s being paid an estimated $44 million by Chinese club Shanghai Shenhua but has scored […]
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Overweight Tevez dropped from Shanghai Shenhua lineup
Argentine Carlos Tevez, one of the highest-paid players in the world following his move to China’s Shanghai Shenhua, finds himself on the bench less than a year later. Interim coach WuJingui benched Tevez for being overweight after he scored only two goals in 11 games.
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Soccer for kids: getting them to 10,000-hour mark
We sometimes walk in the neighborhood. We see fathers playing football or baseball with their kids in the street. We see parents shooting at the hoop in front of the garage with their kids. We neversee fathers or mothers playing soccer with their kids in the neighborhood. We never see kids playing soccer in the […]
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Paulinho leaves China for Barcelona
Barcelona has yet been able to finalize a deal for a European-based star — the transfer of Borussia Dortmund’s Ousmane Dembele appears inevitable — but itsnatched 29-year-old Brazilian international Paulinho on a four-year contract from China’s Guangzhou Evergrande for $47 million.