https://www.scmp.com/rss/522956/feed The latest news and top stories on Yan Junling, a Chinese football goalkeeper, widely considered China’s premier shot-stopper. A long-serving player for Chinese Super League club Shanghai Port since 2007, he became their first-choice in 2011, securing two league titles in 2018 and 2023. His international career with the China national team has seen him feature prominently in AFC Asian Cup tournaments. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Reuters Reuters China’s football team received a reality check on Tuesday when they conceded two early goals to lose 2-0 to Cameroon in a Fifa Series match at AAMI Park in Melbourne. The defeat against the physically strong African side came four days after Shao Jiayi’s team had beaten World Cup-bound Curacao by the same score last Friday. Both China and Cameroon failed to qualify for the World Cup in the United States, Canada and Mexico starting in June. Cameroon, who are ranked inside the world top 50, took... https://www.scmp.com/sport/football/article/3348564/china-football-team-sucker-punched-early-goals-wake-call-against-cameroon?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/football/article/3348564/china-football-team-sucker-punched-early-goals-wake-call-against-cameroon?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 31 Mar 2026 13:30:08 +0000 Paul McNamara Paul McNamara Japan set up a final-day East Asian Football Championship title shoot-out with South Korea, after they beat China 2-0 in Seoul on Saturday. In a mirror image of the past two editions, in 2019 and 2022, Hong Kong will fight the Chinese to avoid the ignominy of claiming the tournament’s wooden spoon. And while hopes have been high of a first Hong Kong victory in 40 years, China were more organised, aggressive and ambitious against Japan than in their 3-0 loss to the Koreans five days earlier. Six... https://www.scmp.com/sport/football/article/3317996/east-asian-championship-china-lose-japan-face-hong-kong-wooden-spoon-fight?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/football/article/3317996/east-asian-championship-china-lose-japan-face-hong-kong-wooden-spoon-fight?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 12 Jul 2025 12:28:04 +0000 Paul McNamara Paul McNamara South Korea were missing their A-list stars but they did not need Son Heung-min or Lee Kang-in to sweep aside China 3-0 in their opening East Asian Football Championship game on Monday. The lesser-heralded Lee Dong-gyeong and Joo Min-kyu were more than good enough to exploit an inexperienced opposition’s poor defending, putting their side 2-0 up at half-time at Yongin Mireu Stadium. Centre-back Kim Ju-sung rammed home following a 57th-minute corner, at which point South Korea boss Hong Myung-bo... https://www.scmp.com/sport/football/article/3317181/china-boss-djurdjevic-eyes-south-korea-clash-fresh-start-struggling-national-team?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/sport/football/article/3317181/china-boss-djurdjevic-eyes-south-korea-clash-fresh-start-struggling-national-team?utm_source=rss_feed Mon, 07 Jul 2025 03:09:33 +0000