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A Youth Soccer Tournament Visible from Outer Space Kicks off in July

March 3rd, 2010 · No Comments · Announcement, Business, Football, Government, Sports, Sports Media

Our friends at China Sports Tour are working on a great project. Before reaching out to the outer space, they’re bringing teams from around the planet to compete in a youth football tournament. Please see below their media release.
The first international youth soccer tournament in Beijing reveals details today.
The tournament, named The Great Wall [...]

Football Reporters Should also be Investigated

February 28th, 2010 · No Comments · Business, Football, Government, Sports, Sports Media

An article asking the question: Why have China’s football beat reporters been left out of the league-wide investigations?
The China Football Association handed out another round of rulings this week, demoting Guangzhou Pharmaceutical and Chengdu Sheffield United from the China Super League after evidence showed the teams had bribed opponents during the 2006 and 2007 seasons. [...]

Purge Exposes Rotten Underbelly of Chinese Sport

January 28th, 2010 · No Comments · Football, Government, Sports

The article is published in today’s Global Times.
When Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger visited Beijing last summer, there was one question in his mind. At a press conference, he asked the moderator, Huang Jianxiang, a well-known local football commentator, why China, with so many people, lacked a first-rate football team.
The question was laughed off by the [...]

Happy New Year!

January 1st, 2010 · No Comments · Football, Sports Photos

Thanks for staying with us and we wish you have a wonderful holiday! :)
Photo: Jing

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Tags:Chengdu·Chengdu Blades·CSL

If You Build it, They Won’t Come

December 8th, 2009 · No Comments · Basketball, Business, Football, Government, Racing, Sports, Sports Media, Track and Field

An op-ed on how despite the rise in sporting venues throughout China, the country’s sports stadiums remain empty once the lights fade and the games conclude.
There is no question that large, global sporting events can help change the image of a city. Governments use the spectacles as a means to redevelop or invest further in [...]

The Man Beijing Guoan Should Thank the Most

November 1st, 2009 · 2 Comments · Football

Beijing Guo’an FC (北京国安) ends their 16-year title wait today by winning 4-0 against Hangzhou Greentown (杭州绿城) in Chinese Super League. October 30th is no doubt the biggest day in the capital club’s history, but one man’s name becomes a taboo in their post-match celebration: Lee Jang-Soo (李章洙), the club’s former South Korean head coach.
From a [...]

African Boots of Beijing, a Documentary Film

October 16th, 2009 · No Comments · Football

Danwei posted African Boots of Beijing, a 2006 documentary by Luke Mines and Jeremy Goldkorn about Afrika United FC, an amateur football team in Beijing. Go here to check the film’s official Web site.

African Boots of Beijing: Part 1 from Danwei on Vimeo.
Part 2 is here on Vimeo. The film is also on YouTube.

Xi Jinping Wants Chinese Football to Go Top (Update 1)

October 16th, 2009 · No Comments · Football, Government

When visiting a German pharmaceutical company yesterday, Mr. Xi Jinping was given a Bayer Leverkusen jersey with his name printed on as a gift. And the outspoken vice president takes on Chinese football this time.
“The level of Chinese football is relatively low,” said Mr. Xi. “But after wining so many golds in other sports at the [...]

Chinese Football Matches Postponed by H1N1 Virus

September 12th, 2009 · No Comments · Football

From Xinhua:
Eight players from Chinese Super League side Chongqing Lifan have been diagnosed with Influenza A/H1N1, the Chongqing Heath Bureau (CHB) said on Thursday.
The club reported to the CFA again after all eight cases had been confirmed and requested their match next Wednesday to be called off. And Chen said they are still waiting for [...]

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Tags:Aílton·Chongqing Lifan·CSL·H1N1·Sichuan

Zheng Zhi to Play for The Celtic

September 6th, 2009 · No Comments · Football

Things didn’t go as expected for the Chinese midfielder, but a summer’s tough wait looks worthwhile.
From Celtic FC:
Celtics have been granted a Governing Body Endorsement by the SFA for Zheng Zhi following a hearing today. This allows the procedures to be completed to grant the player formal entry to the UK.
“Zheng Zhi is a player [...]