A website about Chinese football, in English
You would think that after the national team lost to Jordan on Tuesday, things couldn’t get much worse for fans of Chinese football. You would be very wrong. Last night, the Chinese “Steel Roses”, aka the women’s national… Read More
There are a lot of stories surrounding the national team training camp this week ahead of their first two qualifying matches. First up is Singapore tomorrow night (kickoff 8:00 pm, come to our site to join the first… Read More
Gao Hongbo appears to have coached his last match for the national team last night in a torrential downpour in Hefei. China won 1-0 against Jamaica, the goal coming from a header by much maligned defender Zhao Peng. … Read More
On Saturday, the draw was made for 2014 World Cup Qualifying and for all those fans of Chinese soccer who feel there is no God, well, they’re now finding religion. You may have noticed we failed to discuss… Read More
With the tense World Cup 2014 qualifiers coming, many Chinese fans naturally expect to see the best national team players to play against Laos. The roster includes former Schalke midfielder Hao Junmin, captain Zheng Zhi, France killer Deng… Read More
I’ve witnessed and heard of a lot of odd things in my years of following the Chinese Super League, but this might take the cake. Beijing Guoan’s manager Jamie Pacheco has been suspended 8 matches and fined RMB40,000… Read More
Chinese football hit a new low on June 23 as the Chinese U-23 squad were beaten 1-3 in Muscat by their Omanian peers and lost 1-4 on aggregate in 2012 London Olympic Games qualifiers. The defeat marks not only… Read More
If you’re looking for a full, non-profanity laced and loaded with plaudits match report regarding last night’s Olympic team match, you can visit the CFA’s beautiful new English language site. See, now you have options, we aren’t the… Read More
Though we’re all familiar with the classic Tiananmen and soccer ball CFA logo that has been in place for years, it has rarely found a place on the team’s chest. In the mid/late 1980s, the team made a… Read More
While World Cup 2014 may seem like a long ways away, qualifying for the competition starts up soon. Next month, China will start its bid for the tournament, facing off against the Laos-Cambodia playoff winner, and so it… Read More
