On a hot, humid Thursday night in Saitama, China's national football team hit its lowest ebb. With a minute left on the clock ...

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Xi Jinping posed for a selfie with Sergio Aguero and David Cameron, but are China still on track to meet his footballing ...

On Tuesday, Australia beat China ... league. It created a handful of top clubs in major cities - but neglected the grassroots. Keen to impress their bosses, officials in this top-down system ...

When Xi set out his football plan in 2016, it led to a wave of investment from Chinese private investors in British and European clubs. The Chinese Super League (CSL) had its own resurgence ...

On a hot, humid Thursday night in Saitama, China's national football ... professional league. It created a handful of top clubs in major cities - but neglected the grassroots. Keen to impress their ...