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The Chinese national team put in a surprise performance at the 2015 Asian Cup in Australia, losing 2-0 to hosts and eventual victors Australia after an impressive victory over Saudi Arabia, a 2-1 comeback win against Uzbekistan and… Read More
During the last month in Hangzhou, Zhejiang five English Premier League coach instructors delivered two professional development football courses to over 60 participants from all corners of the Chinese football spectrum. The first week consisted of a referee foundation training… Read More
A few weeks ago I was offered the chance to go and watch Fujian Chaoyue (Fujian Broncos) play at home in this their first voyage into Chinese association football. Previously I had only watched one Chinese game live and… Read More
Football forces from Beijing and Hong Kong converged in small town Tonglu, Zhejiang province to participate in the 2014 CGFx (China Grassroots Football) event. After a week of coaching activities undermining questions of Who~ What~ When~ Where~ Why towards the… Read More
The Hong Kong FA have been awarded an AFC grassroots recognition award of Euro 37,000 for its efforts to actively develop and promote football from the bottom up. Project Phoenix is the HKFA’s ambitious plan to revolutionize the… Read More
The Chinese football world can add a new name today to its list of future hopefuls – that of Shanghai schoolboy player Tycho Collins who is to head to Europe for trials with top Danish club Brøndby IF…. Read More
It’s no secret that China’s grassroots coaching system is badly under-developed and lacking interested participants. But is delighted to report there are a growing number of individuals dedicated to changing this. Ebbe Sand Soccer Academy – CETA Soccer was… Read More
The past two years has seen a galvanization of the professional game and its profile in China. Anelka, Drogba, & Lippi have put the CSL on the international football map and CCTV5 has been increasing its coverage of… Read More
This week the Chinese Football Association annouced the appointment of Tom Byer as Head Teachnical Advisor for the Chinese School Football program and Official Grassroots Ambassador for the project. Known as Tomsan in Japan, Byer and his company T3… Read More
Footskills FC (Australia), Escola Zico 10 (Brazil), and Beijing Sangao FC (China) were crowned champions of the U18, U15, and U12 age groups, respectively, in the 2012 Great Wall Cup International Youth Football Tournament. In its third year… Read More
