A website about Chinese football, in English
Shanghai Stadium, Wednesday July 25th– Universidad de Catolica are 2012 Manchester United Premier Cup champions after a 2-1 victory over Gamba Osaka and an outstanding week of U15 football that hosted 20 of the best youth teams and players… Read More
Foreign football managers are widespread throughout the Chinese professional leagues, but while there are many laowai coaches in the Super League few apply their knowledge to cultivating Chinese youth development. Terry Singh, an English FA Grassroots coach, has… Read More
In 2000 after the closing of the European Championship the disappointment felt by the powers that be with their national team’s result caused a total overhaul of league and national team structure to improve their fortune. This was… Read More
Tom Byer is arguably the greatest pioneer of grassroots football this century. Situated at the heart of Japanese football’s rise Tomsan has become an icon in the Japanese youth soccer world, appearing in over 2,000 development soccer events… Read More
Recent clippings from have covered the disappointments of the Chinese national side. Campaigns for the 2011 Asian Cup, London 2012, and Brazil 2014 have, in the words of sports journalist Zhuǎnzài, left Chinese soccer “dead.” Some may argue… Read More
has been following the grassroots movement, included are those from the growing international community in China. With the increasing population of non-Chinese living in mainland China (fast approaching one million) the demand for regular football competition is rising…. Read More
A strategic partnership between the Deutsch Fussball Federation (German FA) and the CFA broke ground at the second Sino-German Football Forum in Beijing last Saturday. The meeting, designed to highlight key developmental issues in Chinese and German football,… Read More
While the attention of international tournaments in China is usually reserved for high profile clubs such matches do not always impact the development of the game in China as expected. In fact the uber-publicized and over-promoted matches of… Read More
has assembled a compilation of information surrounding the international soccer communities among expats in Chinese cities. Compiled from online resources as well as personal and professional networks, hopes the information will be useful for developing soccer communities in… Read More
At least two football tournaments were cancelled in Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region following last month’s knife attacks and explosions in China’s far west. The two tournaments, which are scheduled to take place in August and October in Urumqi… Read More
