Rafa Benitez abruptly left as coach of Chinese Super League side Dalian Pro on Saturday, saying it was for family reasons in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic.... more »
Former Manchester City star Sun Jihai has accused foreign coaches of going to China just for the money, saying they do little to help the country pursue its World Cup dreams.... more »
Rafa Benitez took aim at the revamped Chinese Super League, saying that it made "no sense", but the revered Spanish coach is already planning for another season with Dalian Pro.... more »
Rafael Benitez's Dalian Pro avoided relegation from the Chinese Super League on Thursday, despite winning just three times in 16 games this season.... more »
Rafael Benitez hit rock-bottom in the Chinese Super League on Sunday after Giovanni van Bronckhorst's Guangzhou R&F extended Dalian Pro's wretched winless start to the season.... more »
Rafael Benitez is battling to break one of the worst spells of his 34-year coaching career as he takes on Giovanni van Bronckhorst's Guangzhou R&F on Saturday in China with both desperate for victory.... more »
Former Newcastle United striker Salomon Rondon scored twice to rescue a point for Rafael Benitez's struggling Dalian Pro in the Chinese Super League on Monday.... more »
Rafa Benitez said three times "I didn't like the game" and apologised on his way out of a curtailed press conference following a 2-1 defeat for his Dalian Pro side on Tuesday.... more »
Atletico Madrid have signed Yannick Carrasco from Chinese side Dalian Yifang on loan until the end of the season, the Spanish club confirmed on Friday.... more »
Rafa Benitez says his Chinese-language interpreter is always by his side and former Barcelona defender Sergi Barjuan joked that his translator was like his wife, because they were together so much.... more »
Rafael Benitez's arrival grabbed the headlines but Chinese Super League teams have sent the managerial merry-go-round into hyperspeed with five of the 16 clubs making changes in one month.... more »
Rafael Benitez admits he faces a stiff challenge in China but hopes to "create something great" at Dalian Yifang, where he can rely on the deep pockets of the club's owner, huge Chinese conglomerate Wanda Group.... more »
Champions League-winning manager Rafael Benitez said Tuesday that he will join Chinese top-tier side Dalian Yifang, just days after his three-year reign at English club Newcastle United came to an end.... more »
Marek Hamsik says that he is struggling to settle in Chinese football and admitted he has problems communicating with his Dalian Yifang team-mates.... more »
Belgium winger Yannick Carrasco can end his turbulent spell in China this year if he is desperately unhappy, his club said, in comments which will alert top European sides including Arsenal and AC Milan.... more »
Napoli star Marek Hamsik's move to Chinese Super League club Dalian Yifang is back on track and will be completed early next week, according to reports in Italy on Saturday.... more »
Portugal's veteran central defender Jose Fonte has joined French Ligue 1 outfit Lille after a brief spell in China which followed a decade in the English Premier league.... more »
Atletico Madrid have sold Belgian winger Yannick Carrasco and Argentine midfielder Nicolas Gaitan to Chinese club Dalian Yifang, the Spanish club confirmed on Monday.... more »
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