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Chinese teams off to strong start in AFC Champions League
China’s four teams in the 39th edition of Asia’s premier soccer tournament are off to a good start. The AFC Champions League was postponed in March due to COVID-19, and is now proceeding under a unique format, with all games played in Qatar.
Jiangsu shocks Guangzhou Evergrande to win first CSL title
Led by Alex Teixiera, Jiangsu Suning defeated Guangzhou Evergrande on November 12 to win the Chinese Super League. Meanwhile, in table tennis on Sunday, Fan Zhendong defeated legend Ma Long in an exciting finals to win his third consecutive ITTF World Cup.
League of Legends World Championship concludes in Shanghai
A crowd of 6,000 in Shanghai watched the finals of the event known as “Worlds” — the League of Legends World Championship — a sign of the remarkable strides esports has made in China.
CSL semifinals set: Evergrande vs. Guo’an, SIPG vs. Jiangsu Suning
Also: The People’s Liberation Army has officially confirmed the withdrawal of all of its sports teams.
French soccer and NBA stars speak out against Uyghur plight
Several big-name French soccer players have taken part in a social media campaign to raise awareness of China’s treatment of Uyghurs and other Muslim minorities in Xinjiang.
A unique Chinese soccer season approaches its finale with an eight-team playoff
Is Guangzhou Evergrande too strong? Also in this week’s China Sports Column: WWE signs deal with iQiyi as PPTV continues to struggle, and Zhou Guanyu wins his first F2 race.
Shenzhen FC striker John Mary alleges racial abuse
The Cameroonian center-forward received a red card after shouting abuse in Chinese back at the opponent’s bench.
Could Messi actually sign with a Chinese club?
Aside from a high salary, the Chinese Super League has very little to offer to Lionel Messi. Still, fans can dream.
The ‘May 19 Incident’: When Hong Kong football sparked a riot in Beijing
On May 19, 1985, Workers’ Stadium in Beijing hosted a World Cup qualifier between China and Hong Kong, in which China only needed a draw to advance to the next round. Few could have predicted what would happen next.
Former Shanghai Shenhua striker calls out soccer for ignoring Uyghur plight
In other Chinese soccer news, 2,000 live spectators were allowed to watch Beijing Guo’an play Shanghai SIPG in the Suzhou bubble. Meanwhile, Guangzhou Evergrande pulled out a 2-1 victory over Jiangsu thanks to Zheng Zhi, its 40-year-old team captain.
Physical and mental abuse in Chinese figure skating
Singaporean skater Jessica Shuran Yu recently detailed the abuse she suffered during training at the hands of overzealous Chinese coaches. Her experience, sadly, is not unique.
The other China Dream: A World Cup
In 2011, Xi Jinping unveiled an ambitious plan to turn Chinese soccer from a national humiliation to a point of pride. Nine years on — at the start of a pandemic-delayed Chinese Super League season — how has Xi’s Great Soccer Dream fared, and how have recent events altered its goals?
Chinese soccer returns amid torrential rain and another COVID-19 outbreak
Meanwhile, the CBA’s regular season has concluded, with some fans in the stands.
CSL predictions for the most unpredictable season in league history
The Chinese Super League begins this weekend. Who will win? Which player will score the most goals? Who’ll be relegated? We have predictions in this week’s China Sports Column. Also: China-based Kunlun Red Star of the Kontinental Hockey League will be playing next season in Russia, a move that necessitates the release of its North American coaching staff.
Chinese Super League unveils unique format for COVID-shortened season
In this week’s China Sports Column: China’s top domestic soccer league will crown a champion through a tournament-style format; meet Zhou Guanyu, China’s auto-racing hope; and can anyone beat the Guangdong Southern Tigers?
Badminton legend Lin Dan retires, HK Sevens canceled
In this week’s China Sports Column: One of China’s most decorated world champions hangs up his boots, Wu Lei is still mulling a transfer to the English Premier League, and COVID-19 has put a premature end to this year’s World Rugby Sevens Series.
Chinese basketball returns after five-month absence
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Chinese soccer’s financial woes: 11 teams disqualified, including former Asian champion Liaoning FC
In this week’s edition of the China Sports Column, Gerry Harker details the woes of the Chinese Football Association, which announced that 11 of the country’s 64 professional soccer teams have been disqualified from competition due to financial difficulties caused by lavish spending and COVID-19 pressures.
China’s top boxer Xu Can wants the world; Chinese soccer resumes play
The China Sports Column is a The China Project weekly feature. WBA featherweight champion Xú Càn 徐灿 (18-2, 3 KOs), China’s only boxing world champion, reiterated…
Sun Yang kicked out of Olympic training as rival reveals harassment from Chinese fans
The China Sports Column is a The China Project weekly feature. Just when you think Sūn Yáng 孙杨 would slip out of the news cycle, more news about the…
