Chinese Super League Related Content
Anger as China club plays hours after striker Boupendza's death
AFP · 2 days ago
Football fans in China were outraged by Zhejiang FC's decision to go ahead with a league match hours after the death of their Gabon international striker Aaron Boupendza.
China's most successful team kicked out of professional football
AFP · 3 months ago
Guangzhou FC, China's most successful football team and former Asian champions, have been thrown out of the country's professional leagues because of "heavy historical debt", the club say.
China jails former Premier League star Li Tie 20 years for corruption
AFP · 4 months ago
China on Friday jailed former Premier League star and men's national coach Li Tie for 20 years for bribery, snaring one of the country's greatest football figures in a sweeping government crackdown on corruption in sport.
From boom to budgeting as reality bites for Saudi football
AFP · 6 months ago
A billion-dollar binge which brought some of football's biggest names to Saudi Arabia's modest league has given way to a more cautious phase, with spending down dramatically this year.
World Cup star Son Jun-ho leaves Korean club after match-fixing ban
AFP · 7 months ago
South Korean World Cup midfielder Son Jun-ho had his contract with top-tier Suwon FC terminated Friday by mutual consent, three days after Chinese football banned him for life for alleged match-fixing.
Tearful South Korea star denies 'ridiculous' China match-fixing claims
AFP · 7 months ago
South Korean World Cup player Son Jun-ho broke down in tears Wednesday as he denied match-fixing and accused China of blackmail after they banned him for life.
Korea star in tears as he denies 'ridiculous' China match-fix charges
AFP · 7 months ago
South Korea World Cup player Son Jun-ho broke down in tears Wednesday as he denied match-fixing and accused China of blackmail after they banned him for life.
China slaps lifetime football bans on 43 over gambling, match-fixing
AFP · 7 months ago
Chinese football on Tuesday banned 43 people for life over alleged gambling and match-fixing, including three former China internationals and South Korean World Cup player Son Jun-ho, state media said.
South Korea's Son Jun-ho joins fifth-tier side after China release
AFP · 11 months ago
South Korean international footballer Son Jun-ho has joined an amateur fifth-tier club on his comeback from 10 months' detention in China.
Former China coach Li Tie goes on trial over bribery allegations
AFP · 1 year ago
Former China coach and ex-Everton midfielder Li Tie went on trial Thursday on allegations of bribery, state media said, part of a broader crackdown on corruption in football in the country.
Footballer Son Jun-ho 'grateful to be home' after China release
AFP · 1 year ago
Son Jun-ho said he was grateful to be safely home with his family after the South Korean international's release from 10 months' detention in China.
Former China football chief given life sentence for 'huge' bribery
AFP · 1 year ago
The former chairman of the Chinese Football Association has been sentenced to life in prison for accepting bribes worth $11 million, state media said Tuesday, part of a crackdown on corruption in the domestic game.
Problems run deep as Chinese football 'slides into abyss'
AFP · 1 year ago
Aleksandar Jankovic looks set to pay the price for China's worst Asian Cup in history, but the problems afflicting Chinese football run far deeper than the coach.
From Anfield to Asian Cup for China's England-born 'role model'
AFP · 1 year ago
A decade ago, England youth international Tyias Browning made his Everton debut against Liverpool at Anfield, a baptism of fire in one of British football's fiercest derbies.
Ex-United star Fellaini bids emotional farewell to Chinese football
AFP · 1 year ago
Former Manchester United star Marouane Fellaini called his five years at Shandong Taishan "among the best of my life" as he bid an emotional farewell to China.
Al Dawsari misses two penalties but Hilal reach Champions League knockouts
AFP · 1 year ago
Salem Al Dawsari missed two penalties but scored with a lob from distance as Saudi Arabian side Al Hilal sealed a spot in the Asian Champions League knockout stages on Tuesday.
Messi's Miami to tour China
AFP · 1 year ago
Lionel Messi's Inter Miami will play two games in China next month as the club looks to cash in on the signing of the seven-time Ballon d'Or winner.
Ronaldo helps Al Nassr to historic Asia Cup win in Iran
AFP · 1 year ago
Cristiano Ronaldo enjoyed a winning debut in the Asian Champions League as he helped Al Nassr to a 2-0 victory against 10-man Persepolis in Iran on Tuesday night.
Saudi football rise 'long-term project', says top official
AFP · 1 year ago
Saudi Arabia's extraordinary football expansion is a "long-term project" with strong government support, unlike the short-lived Chinese boom, a senior league official told AFP.
Klopp concerned about Saudi transfer window
AFP · 1 year ago
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp on Tuesday urged football authorities to address the late closure of the transfer window in the Saudi Arabia league, fearing it may have a detrimental effect on European clubs.
