Football in China

28 Feb 2013

The game was the first competitive fixture for new coach Alexsandar Stanojevic, who replaced Portuguese coach Jaime Pacheco at the end of last season and who was making his first appearance as a...

Guangzhou's Muriqui roughs Diamonds in group F encounter

27 Feb 2013

Muriqui scored once and made a second as Guangzhou - quarterfinalists in last year's competition - scored an emphatic win over Urawa Red Diamonds at Tianhe Stadium in their group F encounter.

South China lose to Changchun Yatai in Chinese New Year Cup final

25 Feb 2013

Fullback Jack Sealy headed home an own goal in the 10th minute, cancelling out teammate Alessandro Celin's opening goal in the third minute. Celin was the most impressive player in the two-day...

Jiangsu Sainty sees sweet success with first foray in AFC Champions League

24 Feb 2013

Jiangsu Sainty kick off their first foray into the AFC Champions League on Tuesday with a trip to South Korea to face K-League champions FC Seoul, with qualification for the continental...

Hong Kong soccer's future lies with mainland leagues, says South China boss

24 Feb 2013

"Hong Kong is a small city and it will be difficult to develop our league into a world-class professional competition in terms of factors such as resources, number of fans, marketing strategy,"...

Opinion

Alex Lo

Relaxing maids' live-in rule means less room for conflict

Peter Kammerer

In Hong Kong, affordability is off the menu

Wang Xiangwei

Super ministries may not be the right answer for mainland China

Pressure mounts on Camacho after China defeat

Jose Antonio Camacho has come under increasing pressure after China crashed out of World Cup qualifying and lost four friendlies since June last year, including an 8-0 drubbing by Brazil. They won...

Frank Lampard hints at move to China

Chelsea star Frank Lampard has indicated this season may be his last for the English giants, in comments likely to fuel speculation about a possible move to China.

No final whistle in soccer graft fight

As courts in the northeastern province of Liaoning delivered verdicts yesterday against former high-ranking soccer officials and star players, a three-year campaign to purge corruption from the...

Zheng's Champions League pledge

China captain Zheng Zhi (pictured) has backed mega-rich Guangzhou Evergrande to take soccer on the mainland to a new level and raise the nation's flagging soccer spirits following another World...

Soccer head stands trial for bribery of HK$1.8m

Former vice-chairman of the Chinese Football Association (CFA) Nan Yong stood trial in the Tieling Intermediate People's Court in Liaoning province yesterday on 17 charges of taking bribes worth...

Champions League no stroll for Guangzhou

When Guangzhou Evergrande kicked off their debut season in the AFC Champions League by thrashing South Korea's Jeonbuk Motors 5-1 last month, it raised hopes the mainland champions might dominate...