China coach Marcello Lippi has put his players through a tough month of training ahead of the Asian Cup, but the decorated Italian will need to inspire something special if his ageing side are to be serious contenders.... more »
Marcello Lippi refused to blame his players after China were held to a stale 1-1 home draw by 99th-ranked Palestine on Tuesday in their last warm-up game before the Asian Cup.... more »
Marcello Lippi will face fresh scrutiny after his insipid China side were held to a stale 1-1 home draw by 99th-ranked Palestine in a friendly on Tuesday.... more »
China's veteran head coach Marcello Lippi will not renew his contract with the national football team after it expires in January, state media reported.... more »
China and India together account for more than a third of the world's population, but in football terms they are minnows often beaten by countries a fraction of their size.... more »
China's veteran Italian head coach Marcello Lippi has confirmed that he will more than likely retire when his contract with the Asian side expires early next year.... more »
Highly respected Dutch coach Guus Hiddink looks poised to take on a leading role in China's aggressive push to finally become a force in international football.... more »
Forward Jong Il-Gwan scored with a delicious free kick as North Korea salvaged a measure of pride at the East Asian championship by drawing 1-1 with China.... more »
Newcastle United forward Aleksandar Mitrovic was on target as clinical Serbia stepped up their preparations for the World Cup with a hard-earned 2-0 friendly win in China on Friday.... more »
China's perennially low-ranked football team will be one of the world's greatest by 2050, the government vowed in a plan released by China's top economic planning body Monday.... more »
Chinese fans were left dreaming of World Cup glory on Wednesday after they scrambled into Asia's final qualifying stage with a shock win which left state media purring that "Anything is possible".... more »
Asian heavyweights Australia and Japan booked their places in the next round of World Cup qualifying with big wins on Tuesday as China stunned Qatar to bring their campaign back from the dead.... more »
China's spending power has taken football by storm but the national team is facing more World Cup heartache heading into a qualifying showdown on Thursday.... more »
China has turned to a former manager to replace sacked Frenchman Alain Perrin as head coach of the national team, the Chinese Football Association said Wednesday.... more »
China's football body announced the sacking of national coach Alain Perrin on Friday after a disappointing run of results left their World Cup qualifying campaign hanging by a thread.... more »
China is preparing to bid for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup, the continent's biggest football championship, the country's top soccer authority said as it hopes to one day host the World Cup.... more »
Hong Kong's football governing body expressed "disappointment" Wednesday that FIFA is investigating the booing of the Chinese national anthem at a World Cup qualifier between the city and its mainland rivals.... more »
Chinese football authorities have apologised for the national team's poor showing in 2018 World Cup qualifying, but fans denounced their remorse Monday as missing the goal.... more »
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