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

String of defeats and finishing bottom of World Cup qualifying group comes a decade after Xi Jinping launched a football ...

China's community football projects have indeed been hugely upscaled, with pitches now accessible all over the country. "This absolutely kicked into high gear from 2016 - football pitches were ...

Credit: Hector Retamel / AFP via Getty Images China's miserable World Cup qualifying campaign has led to calls for the men’s football team to be disbanded and angry questions over why a country ...