BEIJING -- Any Chinese football club will be relegated if found to have signed fraudulent contracts, according to guidelines issued by the governing body of the country's professional leagues.

Guangzhou FC, the most successful soccer club in Chinese history, disbanded on Monday due to crippling debts. The club, formerly known as Guangzhou Evergrande, has been unable to meet the Chinese ...

Chinese investors are pulling out of European football en masse. In mid-2017 there were upwards of 20 Chinese-owned clubs in Europe. “There are now fewer than 10, and it’s a dwindling number,” said ...

The 2025 China U16 national football team's recent performance of scoring 42 goals but conceding zero in five Asian Cup ...

FILE - A man looks at a kiosk displaying a newspaper with a photo of Chen Xuyuan, head of the Chinese Football Association, in Beijing, Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2023. (AP Photo/Andy Wong, File) BEIJING (AP ...

The standoff between Chinese streaming service PPTV and the Premier League over a withheld £160 million payment has entered a seventh month, with one expert suggesting the media company has broken its ...

Most of the time, Sima Nan is a cheerleader for his country and its ruling Communist Party. His posts on Weibo, China’s equivalent of Twitter, are often venomous about the West. But on February 20th ...

A decade after the splash of Chinese cash first made waves in the global football market, the once racing certainty that China would become a major player in the game looks increasingly like a ...

Recently, Brazilian footballer Anderson Hernanes reentered the spotlight after his remarks on Chinese football triggered discussion among Chinese football fans. Reflecting on his time with the ...

At the height of the madness, you could not help wondering where it was all going to end. In the space of 10 days in early January 2016, the Chinese Super League (CSL) transfer record was broken three ...